[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

I can't help but bring this old thread back up. Now that Sports Town just romped, should the Whirlaway be re-reevaluated?

I don't think the Whirlaway should have been downgraded in the first place. The only time a fig should be changed is if someone makes a clear arithmetic blunder. Saying it was "tough to get a fig on that race" doesn't cut it. If they are having trouble making the fig because the variant is changing or whatever, then stick an asterisk next to the fig. But don't look at how the horse runs a month later to evaluate how it ran way back then.

--Dunbar