Winning with Workouts

WINNING WITH WORKOUTS

MARCH 3, 2005

In this regular weekly feature, Handicapper's Report will present examples of

how to use workouts in your handicapping using actual results with horses

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Today's Topic: Read the clocker's comments carefully to catch the phrases

indicating a special “push" on a horse

Sometimes the grade given by a clocker can be supplemented by how he

describes the work and indicate what he feels about the horse's chances in an

upcoming race. On February 20 in the 7TH race, RUSHIN' TO ALTAR (Pulpit) had a

couple of nice Grade B+ workouts going into the race. He appeared to be in tough

against a couple of sharp horses, hadn't shown too much in his last couple of

races and had been away since Del Mar.

However, in his January 19 workout, our clocker had noted that he “Continues

to train well in the morning…A nice drill and just waiting for him to show up in

the afternoon." The key words “just waiting for him to show up in the afternoon"

were enough, coupled with an abundance of speed in the field, to trigger a nice

bet. He paid $19 to win going away.