Class Handicapping

[johnny pinwheel]

i'd much rather know who a horse has been running against then look at some number.

[philcski]

"Class handicapping" is a pretty broad category. Personally I think it's extremely important for some meets and utterly useless in others. For example, Keeneland has horses shipping in from all over the place, and also-rans from tougher meets generally run roughshod over top performers from weaker meets and get bet like it- defining which Turfway horses can compete at a big price is a big part of the puzzle. Other places, like Mountaineer or the Texas meets, where the population is pretty static, class means less and current form means much more.


And I am FAR FROM an English major.

[booner]

Originally Posted by philcski

"Class handicapping" is a pretty broad category. Personally I think it's extremely important for some meets and utterly useless in others. For example, Keeneland has horses shipping in from all over the place, and also-rans from tougher meets generally run roughshod over top performers from weaker meets and get bet like it- defining which Turfway horses can compete at a big price is a big part of the puzzle. Other places, like Mountaineer or the Texas meets, where the population is pretty static, class means less and current form means much more.


And I am FAR FROM an English major.

That pretty well sums it up for me, too. Nice summary.