Does the Dosage Index matter?

[my miss storm cat]

Just wondering what your take is.....

A.P. Indy Named Chef-de-Race
Posted: 6:58 PM ET

Steven A. Roman, Ph.D., creator of the Dosage Index, has named A.P. Indy an Intermediate/Classic Chef-de-Race. The move acknowledges the Lane’s End sire’s effect on the Thoroughbred breed, and means that descendants of A.P. Indy will have revised Dosage Index figures that reflect the stamina generally contributed by the son of Seattle Slew. The Dosage Index attempts to predict a horse’s aptitude for distance through particularly influential sires in his pedigree.

http://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com...TOKEN=80788055


http://www.chef-de-race.com/main_menu.htm

[SniperSB23]

It doesn't matter because you have to go too far back in the pedigree for too many horses now cause of their reluctance to add new horses to the chef-de-race list. About time they got around to adding AP Indy. Prior to this AP Indy had the same effect on your dosage as an unraced full brother would have.

[blackthroatedwind]

No.

[whodey17]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Just wondering what your take is.....

A.P. Indy Named Chef-de-Race
Posted: 6:58 PM ET

Steven A. Roman, Ph.D., creator of the Dosage Index, has named A.P. Indy an Intermediate/Classic Chef-de-Race. The move acknowledges the Lane’s End sire’s effect on the Thoroughbred breed, and means that descendants of A.P. Indy will have revised Dosage Index figures that reflect the stamina generally contributed by the son of Seattle Slew. The Dosage Index attempts to predict a horse’s aptitude for distance through particularly influential sires in his pedigree.

http://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com...TOKEN=80788055


http://www.chef-de-race.com/main_menu.htm

Well lets see here....horses out of A.P Indy where able to run before Roman gave A.P Indy such an label, I do not think they will all of a sudden be able to run further.

[cmorioles]

For those not familiar with dosage, I'll post the exact formula on how to calculate it...



Just add erratic dart tosses.

[King Glorious]

No. It doesn't matter. The next time a horse wins that doesn't qualify, they'll just revise the system again to make the horse qualify.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Dosage is absolute hackery.

It greatly delegitimizes pedigree handicapping.

[my miss storm cat]

Obviously i know very little about it but what exactly does a horse have to accomplish to gain the title Chef de Race?

[Monarchos1]

Originally Posted by whodey17

Well lets see here....horses out of A.P Indy where able to run before Roman gave A.P Indy such an label, I do not think they will all of a sudden be able to run further.

Uh, there are no horses "out of" A.P. Indy.