Handicapper's Library: Points of call & fractional times chart
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The following points of call and fractional times information will help you understand better; race announcer calls for racing events and past performance or program explanations of a horse's performance or race unfolding.
Distance | Start (ST) | 1st Call (1C) | 2nd Call (2C) | Stretch (Str) | Finish (FIN) | Fractional Times | |||
4 1/2 f | start | 1/4 | --- | str | finish | --- | 1/4 | 1/2 | finish |
5 f | start | 3/16 | 3/8 | str | finish | --- | 1/4 | 1/2 | finish |
5 1/2 f | start | 1/4 | 3/8 | str | finish | 1/4 | 1/2 | 5/8 | finish |
6 f | start | 1/4 | 1/2 | str | finish | 1/4 | 1/2 | 5/8 | finish |
6 1/2 f | start | 1/4 | 1/2 | str | finish | 1/4 | 1/2 | 3/4 | finish |
7 f | start | 1/4 | 1/2 | str | finish | 1/4 | 1/2 | 3/4 | finish |
7 1/2 f | start | 1/4 | 1/2 | str | finish | 1/4 | 1/2 | 3/4 | finish |
1 mile | 1/4 | 1/2 | 3/4 | str | finish | 1/4 | 1/2 | 3/4 | finish |
1m 70yds | 1/4 | 1/2 | 3/4 | str | finish | 1/4 | 1/2 | 3/4 | finish |
1 1/16 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 3/4 | str | finish | 1/4 | 1/2 | 3/4 | finish |
1 1/8 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 3/4 | str | finish | 1/2 | 3/4 | mile | finish |
1 3/16 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 3/4 | str | finish | 1/2 | 3/4 | mile | finish |
1 1/4 | 1/4 | 1/2 | mile | str | finish | 1/2 | 3/4 | mile | finish |
1 3/8 | 1/4 | 1/2 | mile | str | finish | 1/2 | 3/4 | mile | finish |
1 1/2 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 1 1/4 | str | finish | 1/2 | 3/4 | 1 1/4 | finish |
1 5/8 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 1 3/8 | str | finish | 1/2 | mile | 1 1/4 | finish |
1 3/4 | 1/2 | mile | 1 1/2 | str | finish | 1/2 | 1 1/4 | 1 1/2 | finish |
2 miles | 1/2 | mile | 1 3/4 | str | finish | 1/2 | 1 1/2 | 1 3/4 | finish |

Points of Call Chart
This chart is designed to tell the user the distance of a particular call. Our past performances show the horse's position in the field at that particular call.

Fractional Times Chart
This chart is designed to tell the user, by distance, at what call the leader's time was taken. See the sample below.

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