Pace Makes the Race
How will the race set up? This question is of the utmost importance in handicapping a race, as from there contenders and pretenders can be separated. By evaluating each horse’s style and speed, a reasonable concept of how the race will set up starts to crystallize.  By comparing early fractions or the races of each horse in a day’s race, a projection of where each horse will be at each juncture of the race can be theorized. If there are seven horses in the event, and one has superior early speed and he’s proven at the distance, he becomes one of the best chances. If there are three or four speed horses in a race that show similar ability to pressure the first fraction of a race, a horse that prefers to make one big run from off the pace can sometimes be in the right place at the right time.
Taking into account all the factors, success is based on visualizing how the race will set up, projecting where the contenders will be inside the 16th pole. The speedy horse might prevail untouched or the class horse may win in a grueling drive, but by learning how to read the Daily Racing Form, anticipating where each horse will be at every call in the race, a player is on the right track to picking some winners. |
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