BEST IN FIELD

This is the strongest positive signal in the system. It compares the horse's career speed average against the median speed average of every other starter in today's race. When a horse's figures are more than 5 points better than the field median, it has a demonstrable class edge that persists across surface, distance, and track. Class superiority is the single most predictive factor in handicapping — horses outclassed downward win at dramatically higher rates than their odds suggest.