Handicapping Speed

A critical look at the science of speed handicapping. More than any other form of gambling, horse racing has a dream to fit every imagination. From the great Thoroughbred farms of Kentucky to the backyard breeders across the country, and from the $2 bettors on the rail to the exclusive glass booths in the grandstand canopy, each mind is filled with hope. The dreams are so varied that they often have little in common, except that they have horses at their center. In horse racing, any realistic dream is a little more attainable. The realistic dreams are those in the middle of the spectrum. Pick-Six bets and picking a Kentucky Derby winner out of a pen of yearlings are off opposite ends of the scale. For serious handicappers and serious horse owners, racing provides attainable goals. Both are in search of speed. As Handicapping Speed looks at each factor, from the industry in general to the finest details of the mathematics of time, it will be for the purpose of finding what adds and detracts from speed.