Since consistency is a fundamental factor of great importance, it comes as no surprise that the winner’s of major stake races tend to be horses who have a high frequency of finishing in the money. In fact this author has discovered that runners who finished no worse than second in their last three starts have won 16 of the 25 Breeders Cup Classics in which at least one qualifier started. Runners who fit this method have a strong winning impact value of 2.13 (64% winners divided by 30% of the starters).