Zenyatta sure to be wronged by vindictive number nerds

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by johnny pinwheel

i never put too much faith in the "numbers" anyway. will they give you some winners ?

Anyone who uses them as the sole tool for "giving winners" is certainly going to lose money betting. They'll lose about 3/4 or 7/8 of the takeout over the long run.

They tell you absolutely nothing other than how fast the final time of the race was from start to finish - with the speed of the racing surface factored in.

Anyone who thinks they aren't important when gauging horses from different circuits is out of their mind.