Re: Can developer or someone explain groups and class?
Chump_Change wrote:
I'm still a bit confused by this, so I did little research and now I think that Class only applies to Handicap races and is reflected in the class range shown for the race. Group racing refers more to the size of the prizes offered--which should attract the highest class horses. What was throwing me was a (if I remember correctly) a Group 1 Class 2 race. I think that means the highest level of prize money but for the second best ranking of horses.
Why that is escapes me, however it does seem to exist.
In the UK, all group and listed races are Class 1.
Class 2 to Class 6 races can be handicaps, maidens, novice races and conditions races. Class 2 races are the level below group and listed races, with handicaps for horses rated up to 100, 105 or 110, and conditions, maiden and novice races for good quality horses, offering better prize money than the lower classes. Class 3 handicaps are for horses rated up to 90 or 95, and the rest of the scale basically follows the same pattern.