| The central task in Thoroughbred handicapping is to | | | | thoroughbred are front-runners and take the first |
| evaluate the ability that horses have shown in their | | | | position from the onset to get the lead and keep it |
| previous races, while speed handicapper constantly | | | | using enough energy to outlast and exhaust their |
| monitor finish time and speed to determine the better | | | | competition. Considering the different race tracks, |
| racers, the trip handicapper observe the whole run and | | | | duration and competition; thoroughbreds performs well |
| proceeds to make to his pick. Class handicappers on | | | | as long as the factors favour their their racing style. |
| the other hand look after sucessful horses, by birth or | | | | Horses that gain ground on the leader late in the race |
| circumstance. | | | | will go to endure the leader to the end of the race, and |
| Speed handicapping, speed factor is most important | | | | even if exhaustion sets in will continue with the leader. |
| when it comes to determining the outcome of a race | | | | A thoroughbred that blows full throtle from beginning to |
| and that is why handicappers focus squarely on how | | | | end on a short track may not do so well on longer |
| fast a racing horse goes as a way to predict the | | | | tracks or longer races. How long a bred competes in |
| winner. All things being equal the fastest horse on the | | | | rush. Whether or not it pull back when head to head |
| track will invariably win the races. | | | | seems competition endures long,beaten in a rush does |
| For handicappers predicting a race, horses finish times | | | | it try to have at it again or sit it out, all this tells a lot |
| in past races are taken into account to make a bet on | | | | about a horse. |
| which will win. But the challenges to speed | | | | When Handicapping horse strenght and banking on |
| handicapping is that horses dont run consistently. | | | | them remember that you can also win betting on any |
| Thoroughbreds are unstable beasts, and may be | | | | finisher, so a quick note on their weaknesses may |
| affected by to travelling between race facilities. Even | | | | profit. |
| as they are also affected by layoffs. | | | | Some complex pace handicapping can produce quite |
| Speed handicapping is all about keeping track of speed | | | | amazing accuracy at predicting race proceeds and |
| figures. Speed performance is the mainfactor here. | | | | outcome. Advanced pace handicappers perform |
| Handicappers keep track of horse's speed | | | | complex analyses on speed figures, fractional times, |
| performance with Speed figures. The most popular | | | | and track variants and other statistics to creat a |
| speed figure is Beyer's speed figure; Beyers racing | | | | detiled profile on every horse in a race That they can |
| speed figures help handicappers keep track of horse | | | | accurately tell the horse to take the lead as the pack |
| speed performance, and rates them accordingly while | | | | burst the docks, how tthe horses will perform during to |
| handicappers are left with other factors that may | | | | producde the winners. Pace handicapping is like a |
| affect this figures at each race. Beyer Speed Figures | | | | tailored version of trip handicapping. |
| has become the standard speed statistic in American | | | | Class handicapping is evaluating a horses potential |
| Races. This system Takes thousands of races into | | | | based on the level of competition it has faced. When a |
| account to create par times for each race distance. | | | | horse has raced against good competition and has |
| Those times are then translated into easy-to-compare | | | | beaten all or finished well, that means high rating for |
| speed figures and put into past performance charts | | | | that horse, usually the class factor produces the |
| for every horse listed in the DRF. The higher the | | | | winners in races. The odds are invariably low against a |
| number the faster the horse. Therefore based on | | | | winner at any race. A horse that finishes 6th in a field |
| speed and win/loss records speed handicappers | | | | of 12 last week may take the lead among rivals only |
| make their pick. | | | | as good as the last five. |
| Trip handicapping, however, is a subjective art, based | | | | |
| on visual judgement not analytic. Trip handicappers | | | | Staying on class, racing tourneys are also of their own |
| watch races carefully and form judgement of horses | | | | category, higher class races that attracts better and |
| based on what they acually did on the track. They | | | | faster horses offer higher winning prizes, and great |
| carefully watch the development of the race make | | | | bets. Thoroughbred races are broken into three kinds |
| their judgement as the race progresses; to them the | | | | of races; |
| fact that a horse will have 'easy trip' or 'tough trips' | | | | Stakes races, are the pinnacle of the sport. Horses |
| largely determines whether it will win or lose. Trip | | | | that get into the stake races must have won other |
| handicapping is a science on it own, for more! | | | | high-class races. Stack races attracts the best horses |
| On the other hand when considering pace you are | | | | and the biggest purses. |
| trying to find the right racing horse for the right situation. | | | | Claiming races, two thirds of all races in North America |
| Pace refers to the different ways horses apply their | | | | are claiming races. A horse's claim amount is the dollar |
| speed during the races. Some thoroughbred are | | | | amount a qualified buyer can pruchase an |
| stalkers, keeping at striking distance from the leader | | | | entrant(thoroughbred). The higher the claim amount the |
| and burst out late in the race for the lead, other | | | | classier the race. |