Today’s Racing Digest is designed to do the heavy analytical work that serious horseplayers have always done manually — and present it in a clear, usable format. This page explains how to read the Digest, what the key figures and features mean, and — most importantly — how bettors actually use them when deciding whether […]
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Handicapping a horse race isn’t about finding the fastest horse on paper. It’s about understanding what is most likely to happen today — under today’s pace, class, distance, surface, and track conditions — and deciding whether that situation creates a bet worth making. That philosophy has guided Today’s Racing Digest since 1970. Long before racing […]
By Jarrod Horak In this how to use Today’s Racing Digest video, I discuss how to use Race Competition Levels to make money at the racetrack. I use the Today’s Racing Digest Complete Digest at Del Mar on Sunday, November 30 as examples. RACE COMPETITION LEVELS (RCL) makes it easy to handicap any class level […]
A Complete Tutorial Based on the 9-8-25 Educational Video by Jared Horack In this horse racing handicapping video recorded on 9-8-25, Jared Horack explains exactly how to use Today’s Racing Digest’s Track Profile to identify profitable running styles and find the horses most likely to win at specific distances. All examples in the video use […]
By Jarrod Horak A Practical Tutorial with Real Race Examples In this horse racing video recorded on 9-28-25, handicapper Jared Horack explains how to use the Race Header to make money at the racetrack, using Today’s Racing Digest past performance data as live examples. The Race Header pulls together Speed and Pace Forecasts, Class Ratings, […]
By Jarrod Horak In this how to use Today’s Racing Digest horse racing video, I discuss how to use Fast Figs to make money at the racetrack. I use Today’s Racing Digest past performance data as examples, and this is the seventh video in the how to use the Digest series. The Fast Figs system […]
Overview:Betting the highest speed figure is easy—and over time it usually loses because the public sees the same number. Fractional Charting from Today’s Racing Digest looks forward, not backward. It projects how today’s race is likely to unfold: early pace, likely leaders, closing strength, and an expected final time for each contender. That’s information you […]
You’ve heard the buzz around “Fast Figs,” but this isn’t some buried number in a race sheet — it’s its own chart. Clean, simple, and built for speed. One page lists every race, every horse, and one key rating beside each name. That single number — the Fast Fig — tells you who’s bringing the […]
By Jarrod Horak In this horse racing video, I discuss how to use CPR (Comprehensive Performance Rating) to make money at the racetrack. I use Today’s Racing Digest past performance data as examples, and this is my fifth video in my how to use the Digest video series.
By Jarrod Horak In this horse racing video, I discuss how to use Fire Numbers to make money at the racetrack featuring Today’s Racing Digest past performance data. This is my fourth video in my how to use the Digest video series.