Just how much faster are horses now?

[Thunder Gulch]

I have a lot of respect for Brown and how he has improved on Rags ideas and created a useful product. It is extremely difficult to believe in his argument about how much faster the horses are today even after you follow his well prepared argument. At the end of the day, however, it really doesn't matter for day to day handicapping with Thorograph. The numbers he creates today are for today's races, and whether or not the animals are faster than ones 30 years ago is a moot point.

[cmorioles]

It is not a moot point if the theory is wrong and it is a part of how he makes figures.

[clyde]

As the speed of light slows ( and it is on that irrevocable road)...horseys will appear faster.



But not in Australia.

They don't know about light down there.

[Thunder Gulch]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

It is not a moot point if the theory is wrong and it is a part of how he makes figures.

The theory has to do with the composition of the surfaces, and doesn't affect comparisons between current runners.