| If you want to handicap a horse race and really have | | | | the top class and speed using my key horse method. |
| an idea of what is going to happen, or at least to | | | | That is why I urge all handicappers to learn how to |
| identify the most likely winner, then you will need to | | | | identify speed and real class. Checking your top picks |
| know which factors matter and how to use them. My | | | | against my key horses is one way to do it. |
| own research has shown that class, speed, recent | | | | I define real class as the ability to compete and finish |
| form, are the factors that will point you to more | | | | well at or above the level that the other horses in the |
| winners. You may think to yourself, "That isn't exactly | | | | race have recently faced. You can't just look at |
| news." I agree. But the fact that those factors matter, | | | | purses in the race and define class. Anyone who has |
| and yet people who supposedly understand them and | | | | handicapped enough horse races knows that the |
| use them still lose, should show you that they aren't | | | | horses in one $10,000 claiming race may not be the |
| using them correctly. | | | | same caliber of horses as you will find in another race |
| Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it is ever easy to | | | | of equal purse value. Therefore, I look at the race and |
| handicap horse races and to consistently pick winners, | | | | determine the ability level of each horse. The top |
| but it is possible. Just how good at handicapping are | | | | horse, in other words, the one with the highest ability |
| you? Do you look at a race and truly understand | | | | level, becomes the class of the race. |
| which horse has a speed edge or a class edge? Can | | | | Any horse that can compete at that level in the race |
| you identify that special situation when a horse has | | | | and has recently demonstrated that ability, is |
| both a speed and class edge? You may think that | | | | considered a fit and ready horse. Any horse that is fit |
| when a horse has both the highest average speed | | | | and ready should be considered in exotics. Once again, |
| and class that it is always a prohibitive favorite, but | | | | you may think that a race with just one fit and ready |
| such is not the case. | | | | horse would produce a prohibitive favorite, but on |
| One horse who recently raced and won at Belmont, | | | | Friday, June 18th, Twofourseven won at Harrah's |
| and that showed such an advantage, was Maya | | | | Chester Race Track and paid $35.80. I had identified |
| Charli, the 4 in the 8th race on Saturday, June 19th. | | | | that horse, racing from post position 1, as the only fit |
| Maya Charli paid $16.20 to win, and yet showed both | | | | and ready horse in the race. |