Suppose I'm out somewhere, lookup and see a race in progress on a TV monitor. Then I note an outstanding unplaced run!

The only info I can get aside from the silk colours is (if I'm quick) the venue, and either race # and/or time.

The next day I can buy either todays or yesterdays newspaper and can see all the runners for that race but usually not the colours.

Is there somewhere I can say this is the 'horse name' what are it's (usual) colours?

My dad races trotters.... He has his own colors registered and every horse he sends out uses these colors.. This would suggest to me that a horse will wear its owners colors, so I would imagine that it will always wear the same (unless it gets sold...)

I can't help you more than that but, I would suggest that there would be a list somewhere of colors and who they are registered to. I would imagine though, that it would be very hard to give an accurate description of the colors with enough certainty to track the owners down if you only get a glimpse of the race...

Thanks for the reply BJ and I agree there must be a list somewhere.

In my case I saw a race, remembered the horse run and its colors but without sound etc it was hard to determine horse name. I bought the paper next day and going on the placings I have narrowed the horse to one of 5 names!

Anyway I've since learned that if you have bigpond broadband you can get video replays. Problem will be solved and nag's name known after I visit my brothers place.

The RSB free formguide available through the Racing Victoria site at display the racing colours of all runners.

Try: http://www.racingvictoria.net.au/

hope it wasn't a dog race

Sure they do on raceday and great.

That's no good to me next day or a week later.

Best Bets used to display racing colours not sure if it still does....one of the best pocket book form guide you can get

If you're in Victoria then the formguides on the wall in front of you at the time (again, from RSB) also have the colours.

If you're in QLD, well, nevermind....

Duritz. ;P

come to think of it...


Now kiddies let's make this simple. To solve our problem we will work in reverse.

Your homework is this:
Who can tell me the usual racing colours of the race HORSE called 'Pride of Midnight'?

You need to give web links to prove your answer.

extra marks for neatness

Give us an idea where it raced