Can you tell a genuinely fast run from one that just looks fast? In this one, Gordon unpacks "par times" — the smoothed average time for each track, distance and going — so you can read the clock the way the professionals do.

Free e-book: Par for the Course

FREE e-book: Par for the Course

How par times work, with the full set of par times to measure every run against.

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You'll see why three different winning times at three tracks can be exactly equal, how a par time is built, when to trust the clock (and when not to), and the research showing horses that beat the average time won far more often. One powerful piece of the form-study jigsaw.