| Also-Eligible |
Horses that do not draw into the body of the race, but are eligible to run in the event an entered horse is scratched at scratch time. Horses not drawing into the race are scratched. |
| Gate |
Horses that are scratched after reaching the starting area due to refusal to load, unruliness resulting in injury, breaking through the starting gate and running off, or injured as the result of another’s unruliness. |
| Main Track Only |
Horse entered in a turf race on the condition that they will run if the race is run on the main track. Horse are scratched for this reason if the race is not taken off the turf. |
| Off Turf |
Horses scratched when a race is taken off the turf and run on the main track and the trainer elects not to run his horse on that surface. |
| Re-entered |
Horses scratched when a race is taken off the turf and run on the main track and the trainer elects not to run his horse on that surface. |
| Stewards |
Horses scratched by the Stewards are those that involve administrative and eligibility issues. |
| Trainer |
Horse eligible to be scratched from races where fees are required to start, part of a coupled entry or track condition unsuitable for their horse. |
| Vet |
Horse scratched because of injury, illness, or unsoundness as determined/confirmed by the state, track or private veterinarian. |
| NOTE TO CHARTCALLERS: TECHNICALLY ALL SCRATCHES MUST BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE STEWARDS. IN THE EVENT THAT YOU ARE NOT PROVIDED WITH A SCRATCH REASON BY TRACK MANAGEMENT AND IT IS NOT CLEAR WHICH SCRATCH REASON IS APPROPRIATE, YOU SHOULD USE THE SCRATCH REASON “STEWARDS”. |