In this horse racing video recorded on 12-1-25, Jarrod Horak discusses how to use Race Competition Levels (Class Ratings) to make money at the racetrack. He uses the Today’s Racing Digest Complete Digest at Del Mar on Sunday, November 30 as examples.
RACE COMPETITION LEVELS (RCL) makes it easy to handicap any class level changes a horse may be making in today’s race by converting the race conditions into a simple numeric system. The Digest’s RCL assigns a rating to all class levels. Over the past 50 plus years Today’s Racing Digest has built an expansive system to convert class conditions into a numerical value. Assigning a numerical value to a race allows the handicapper to easily detect the class of each horse. The Digest does this by designating a number, anywhere from 75 to 210, to each race.
For the most part, each class level receives a number that remains static. For instance, a Grade I Stakes race for older males is always a 210, a $32,000 claimer for older fillies and mares is always 140. (Three-year-old and two-year-old races earn higher RCLs as the year advances, which reflect horses maturing.) Five points equals one class level. A Grade I race for older males has an RCL of 210, with Grade II older males receiving a 205. Since the Grade I race is five points higher than a Grade II race, the Grade I race is considered to be one class level stronger than a Grade II race.
Del Mar Race 6 Results (11-30-25): 1st – Bartholdy, 2nd – Midland Money, 3rd – See Through It, 4th – Judge Miller, 5th – Elwood Blues, 6th – Getaway Car.
Del Mar Race 7 Results (11-30-25): 1st – Segesta, 2nd – In Our Time, 3rd – Ag Bullet, 4th – Breath Away, 5th – Heredia, 6th – Medoro, 7th – Ozara, 8th – Vibez, 9th – Spicybug.
Del Mar Race 8 Results (11-30-25): 1st – Hope Road, 2nd – Simply Joking, 3rd – Mahina, 4th – Jane Austen, 5th – Home Game, 6th – Lemon Muffin, 7th – Warming, 8th – Precise Timing.
Del Mar Race 9 Results (11-30-25): 1st – Plutarch, 2nd – Rio Grande, 3rd – Honey’s Choice, 4th – Medici, 5th – Army Man, 6th – Out of the Woods, 7th – Keagman, 8th – Biggiebiggiebiggie, 9th – Grinders Switch, 10th – Raging Inferno, 11th – Work, 12th – Tanmantoo.
