Affirmed was a natural speed horse who won most of his races on or near the lead.

Dutrow's answer yesterday was to control the pace with two speed horses.

But most of the speed horses killed each other off.

The speed horses might get tired and back up.

The strategy was further complicated when the race lost two speed horses who might have dictated the pace.

I think some of the speed horses are going to have to be used hard to get the lead.

"We'll let the speed horses sort themselves out and will slide in behind them."

"Who would have thought this morning that the speed horses would both be scratched?"

I wasn't really worried about the other speed horses.

The stakes are even higher for a speed horse, whose success depends on the ability to make the lead and control the pace.