[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

I'm just curious as to how that makes any sense...

If you're questioning how they came up with the figures, how can you be concerned with the former but trust that they're consistent?

There are going to be errors and I'd rather they correct their errors then let them stay incorrect. Maybe that's just me...

Simple. Let's say for example that a system says that when a horse runs "x" time, he gets a figure of 100. If he runs "y" time, it's a figure of 105. If he runs "z" time, it's a figure of 110. In that example, I don't need to know what the time is that's needed to get each figure. All I need to know is that the figure maker is consistent. On second thought, maybe it doesn't make that much sense. I think that seeing consistent numbers is a sign that the horse is running the same kind of race everytime, not wildly different ones that leave too much in the hands of the figuremakers. I think it's clear that when things are left in the hands of the figuremakers, too much subjective thoughts and opinions come into play.

I think that overall, the system itself is a good one. I just wish that what they would do is leave the raw numbers alone and give us those and leave it to the individual to decide how it should be adjusted. Horses are imperfect animals and the same horse will not run the same in two different races even if the conditions are exact. Too many variables come into play in each race. So I think they should let each race stand on it's on and no past or future races should be a factor in determining that day's race. It is what it is and no other race should be able to make it faster or slower. I once scored 52 points in a basketball game in high school. In no other game did I ever go over 40. Does that mean that the 52 that I scored wasn't legit? Of course not. It may have been a fluke performance, one that I won't ever equal again...but it doesn't take away from the fact that I scored them that day. Same with the horses.