Questions about Purses

[dragon49]

On my betting site, I see the following information:

Race classification
Surface
Length
Purse

Is other information available to the public, such as:

How is the purse broken down - 1st, second etc?

What are the entry fees?

[Donttellmeshowme]

On my betting site, I see the following information:

Race classification
Surface
Length
Purse

Is other information available to the public, such as:

How is the purse broken down - 1st, second etc?

What are the entry fees?




Purses are broken down differently at each track. Usually its 60%-20%-11%-6%-3%

[whodoyoulike]

For the purse breakdown, I refer to the race chart e.g., from DRF. A lot of tracks now payout for every entry. I've seen entry fees noted on the pp's from BRIS e.g., for stakes races.

[Clocker]

What are the entry fees?

There are no entry fees for most races. This only applies to stakes races, where the owners put up a stake or fee to run.

[dragon49]

For the purse breakdown, I refer to the race chart e.g., from DRF. A lot of tracks now payout for every entry. I've seen entry fees noted on the pp's from BRIS e.g., for stakes races.

Thanks - I found the information in the Equibase charts.

[thespaah]

Thanks - I found the information in the Equibase charts.
Yes....That is the ticket....
generally....the percentages are as follows.
1st. 60%
2nd. 20%
3rd 10%
4th 5%
5th 3%
balance of starters share the remainder equally

[Thomas Roulston]

Here's everything you always wanted to know about purse distribution in thoroughbred racing - and didn't even think of asking:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purse_distribution

But my all-time favorite was the one used in Michigan (at the now-defunct Detroit Race Course and the just-revived Hazel Park) in the early '70s, which observed 60% to first, 18% to second, 9% to third, 4% to fourth, with the remaining 9% being equally divided among the remaining starters, provided that there were at least 7 starters - although I would modify it to give every finish position its own share: For a 10-horse field, for example, that would mean 60/18/9/4/2/1.8/1.6/1.4/1.2/1 (actually in this case it was 60/18/9/4/1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5/1.5).

If you have any questions about how virtually any track divides/divided its purses, either currently and over the past several decades, let me know what track(s) you're interested in and I will be more than happy to pass that info along.