Tag: speed figures

About a year ago, I began experimenting with the concept of time decay as it relates to athletic performance. In fact, I wrote about my findings in an article entitled “A Speed Handicapping Method That …

About a year ago, I began experimenting with the concept of time as it relates to athletic performance. In fact, I wrote about my findings in an article entitled “A Speed Handicapping Method That Actually …

People ask me all the time why I think pace analysis represents the last frontier of thoroughbred handicapping (OK, maybe not in those exact words, but you get the picture) and my answer is always …

For whatever reason, some people approach big race days like they would bowling on the moon. In other words, they throw out everything they know about horse racing and handicapping and, instead, prepare themselves for …

Twenty-seven years ago, at Gulfstream Park, handicapping author Andrew Beyer had a sad epiphany. “I felt that I was at the very top of my game as a gambler. And I still couldn’t win,” Beyer …

For whatever reason, some people approach big race days like they would bowling on the moon. In other words, they throw out everything they know about horse racing and handicapping and, instead, prepare themselves for …

US Racing editor Derek Simon and Dave Schwartz of www.pacemakestherace.com discuss creative ways to use or modify speed ratings. Is using average daily variants a good idea? (Derek and Dave actually agree!) What are the most …

I have often noted that, outside of the odds, few single factors are as predictive as speed figures when it comes to determining the winner of a thoroughbred horse race. The problem is, everybody knows …

People ask me all the time why I think pace analysis represents the last frontier of thoroughbred handicapping (OK, maybe not in those exact words, but you get the picture) and my answer is always …