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[Hovard]

What does the "@" refer to, it's right after $ and $$?

[Rick]

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Big Loser (from last outing)
This is sometimes denoted on some screens in HTR2 as the @ symbol to identify horses that finished 20 lengths or more behind the winner in their most recent outing. This includes horses that did not finish at all including: "distanced", “broke down", "vanned off", "pulled up" etc. But usually it is just horses that finished far back, perhaps because they quit trying or possibly sore and injured. Often jockeys will not drive on a horse that has been defeated and allow it to coast home far back. That's humane and not usually an issue, particularly if the horse was caught in a vicious speed duel.