Corinthian or Bernardini

Originally Posted by SentToStud

What in the world do horse analysts do? Really, what iservice do they provide for breeders, owners, trainers, jockeys, bettors?

Pedigree matters for first-time starters and first-time turfers and, distance changes early in a horse's career, but what else can there possibly be to it aside from who breeds to whom?

Who are the top horse analysts? Tomlinson figures look useful as far as how pedigree is somewhat likely to impact surface and distance for lightly -raced or unraced horses. Is there more to it? Much more to it?

My guess is the top paid horse analysts are the Ragozin and Thor-O-graph guys. They're the only ones I've heard of making a good buck for their analysis. But they actually produce a product.

How does a horse analyst get business? I suppose you could walk up to someone and offer to "analyze" their horse. (I'd be pretty good at that, I thnk)

How do horse analysts get paid? Fee-For-Service? Or, some other way?

Is Hank Goldberg a horse analyst?

I think I'd make a damn fine horse analyst.

What do you think?

If pedigree doesn't matter then wqhy doesn';t every breeder just mate their mare with a s hit-box stud like Raffie's Majesty?...Why the hell do all of these dumbass people keep paying $300,000 to breed to A.P. Indy...why?....God, they must all be dumbas ses, right?....Hell, why don't we just start beeding to Quarterhorse stallions if breeding doesn't matter....how about breeding to Mr. Jess Perry?..He'll get you a horse with a lot of hindleg and speed for just $2,500!!!...Come on boys....we all know pedigree is a very important aspect of this game and to think otherwise is just fooling yourselves....Sure, things happen and freaks are born like Xtra Heat every year, but on average, better horses are produced from the better stallions or they wouldn't command the market share and support that they do.....Who wants to pay $300,000 to breed to A.P. Indy?...(Answer The guys who wants to get a monster like Bernardini, thats who....