| There is a lot of confusion regarding horse racing | | | | to get a good work out of it, that may not be the |
| handicapping and how to use handily works and | | | | case at all. Maybe the trainer told the rider to ride it |
| breezing works. | | | | hard just to see what the horse really has. It isn't |
| First, let's set the record straight. A handily or in hand | | | | necessarily a bad thing, especially if the horse |
| work means the horse was going easily and didn't | | | | responds well. It is just a way of seeing what the |
| need much urging. A horse that works handily or in | | | | horse has. Pay attention to B works and you may |
| hand is one that is full of run and wants to run. A | | | | find one that is much faster than the rest. That is a |
| horse that is breezing is being urged to move faster | | | | very good sign. That is the kind of inside information |
| by the rider. Of the two workouts, the H is more | | | | that people pay money for. |
| impressive because it usually means a horse is full of | | | | One thing that many people don't know is that not all |
| run. | | | | clockers work for the Daily Racing Form or the track. |
| But before you go betting every horse that shows | | | | Some work for private interests that pay these |
| an H work, be careful. Most clockers give the H work | | | | expert horse watchers to clock workouts and report |
| tag to most works. Only when there is a good | | | | back to them. They are always on the lookout to |
| reason to note a horse was really being pushed or | | | | spot a rider riding a horse hard and to see what it |
| there was some other factor, do clockers give the B | | | | can do. |
| tag. You will notice on a workout report for most | | | | Don't pay much attention the H or B tag unless it is a |
| tracks the clocker has given the H tag to most | | | | standout workout as is explained in True |
| works. | | | | Handicapping. Workouts are the most underutilized |
| The interesting thing to note is that while it may first | | | | source of good inside information in horse racing |
| appear to be a bad sign if a horse has to be "ridden" | | | | handicapping. |