PACE ANALYSIS GLOSSARY

AVERAGE PACE
The rate of speed of a horse throughout the entire race; calculated as early pace plus late pace, divided by two.

CLOSERS
Horses that prefer to run in mid-pace or toward the rear in a race and finish fast.

DEEP CLOSER
A horse that runs far behind the early pace.

DUEL
Two or more front runners contest the early pace for the early advantage.

EARLY PACE
Position and beaten lengths from the start to the second call; fractional times at the first and second calls.

FRONT RUNNERS
Horses that prefer to run on the lead.

LATE PACE
Position and lengths gained or lost between the second call and the finish line; fractional time between the second call and the finish, modified by lengths gained-lost.

LONE F
A front runner that figures to run uncontested on the lead during the early pace.

NEED-TO-LEAD FRONT RUNNERS
Front runners who do not win unless they can control the early pace, often uncontested.

PACE
The relations among fractional times, final times, and running styles1 the rate of speed at various intervals in a race.

PACE ADVANTAGE
A horse that should benefit from an early-pace contest.

PACE FIGURES
A numerical representation of a horse's speed at the second call, in sprints and routes.

PRESSERS
Horses that force the pace by running within a length or two of the lead horse.

SECOND FRACTION
The time between the first and second calls.

SPEED OF THE SPEED
The fastest among several front runners.

STALKERS
Horses that prefer to run within two to four lengths of the lead horses, but without forcing or pressing the pace.

SUICIDAL PACE DUEL
Two or more front runners engage in a contest for the early lead at a pace much faster than normal.

TURN TIME.
In sprints, the fractional time of the first call subtracted from the fractional time at the second call modified by lengths gained or lost by each horse.