What It Means
A class code is the racing secretary's shorthand for who was allowed to enter. It is set down in the program unexplained, because the horsemen reading it already know the grammar. W4-6PMLT breaks into parts, and each part narrows the field a little further.
| Part | What it does |
|---|---|
| PMLT | pari-mutuel lifetime: counted across every betting race the horse has ever started |
In the programs held here W4-6PMLT was carded 4 times for the trot (2) and pace (2), carrying purses from $3,500 to $4,000. The first appearance in this record is Mar 19, 2009 and the last is Jul 9, 2014, which gives a rough sense of how long the racing office kept the condition in rotation.
Conditions like this one are the machinery that keeps a small meeting competitive. Rather than grading horses by an official rating, the secretary writes an eligibility sentence and lets the entries sort themselves out. A card at a regional track therefore carries far more distinct class codes than an outsider would ever expect to find.
Race Days Carrying This Condition
Questions about this condition
What does the class code W4-6PMLT mean?
It is a set of eligibility conditions, not a grade. Read in parts: PMLT — pari-mutuel lifetime: counted across every betting race the horse has ever started.
How often was W4-6PMLT carded?
4 races in the recovered record, 2009-03-19 to 2014-07-09. That is a count of surviving charts and entry sheets, so it is a floor rather than a total.
Was W4-6PMLT raced at the trot or the pace?
Both: trot (2) and pace (2). The figures are race counts, so the condition leaned trot here.
What did W4-6PMLT pay?
Purses of $3,500 to $4,000. Purse is the money on offer for the race, split by finishing position, and it is the most reliable indicator of where a condition sat relative to the rest of the card.
When did W4-6PMLT last appear on a card?
2014-07-09, having first appeared on 2009-03-19. Both dates come from the surviving documents for those days.