British turf abbreviations?

Question

I am looking at the 6th race at the Breeder's cup, a turf race, and I am unfamiliar with the turf condition abbreviations. Namely what does sf (soggy?), gs (?), and gf (?), stand for. In the US we only use firm, good and yielding.

How do tou guys feel about the Europeon horses on turf today at the Breeders Cup since they are going to get massive rainfall?

Answer 1

sf....soggy footing

gs.....going soft

gf.....going firm

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race 6.....8-3-6-7

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i saw dylan thomas's last 2 races....he is a turf monster.

but english channel has never been beaten at monmouth...

i went with the home-turf advantage!!! it will be a horse race and 1/2

Answer 2

Actually, SF is soft, GS is Good to Soft and GF is Good to Firm.

Hopefully the rain will benefit our guys more than yours, but your ground will never get what we define as "soft".

Answer 3

sf  = soggy footing

gs = going soft

gf = going firm

As usual, the Europeans will be terrifying in the turf races because virtually all they do across the pond is run on the green. Red Rocks, who came over from England and won the Turf last year (paying a fat $23.60), is back again, but Dylan Thomas, the recent winner of the hallowed Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in France, is the true animal to fear.