Condition Race
Also called: conditions, N1X, N2X, N3X, non-winners of two other than
A condition race is written for horses meeting a specific eligibility 'condition' — most often 'non-winners of N races other than maiden or claiming' (abbreviated N1X, N2X, N3X) — and a horse 'uses up its conditions' as it wins through them.
Conditions are the rungs of the ladder between the maiden ranks and open allowance or stakes company. A horse that has won an N1X, then an N2X, then an N3X has run out of conditions and must face tougher races; a horse that's eligible for an easy condition has a real edge in placing it well.
Examples
- arrow_rightEds Dog achieved all four conditions — he won his way up the condition ladder.
- arrow_rightA horse that's out of conditions has to face allowance or stakes horses every time it runs.