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"The figure for the Florida Derby looked low."
Not that is some explanation... Paul |
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yes, overly technical
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And the reason why is because GP only carded one two-turn dirt route - and to make matters much worse you had very heavy wind on the day. |
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By the way, if I make an adjustment for the mile races' times based on the no runup, I match Drugs' 106.
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Sniper's right, I don't waste my time there. Actually my database is really behind because I've hardly played anything in the last 6 months thanks to the economy. Going to get it up and running for Keeneland and Churchill.
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"Change can be good, but constant change shows no direction" http://www.hickoryhillhoff.blogspot.com/ |
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The official explanation almost makes it sound like they didn't know 9 furlongs was 2 turns or something, which obviously isn't the case. The Truth is that there is pressure for beyer figs to represent the performance of the horse. If they represent the performance of the horse, then (ridiculous?) claims such as "Quality Road's 109 beyer certifies him as KD contender...." can be made. Also it sounds less ridiculous to say a horse bounced or regressed, that happened to clearly move forward. The effort has to be made to represent a good performance. If beyers aren't misconstrued as performance figures, then what the hell good are they? How do the graph and sheets describe the race? I don't check those, but if they are calling QR and Dunkirk's race top prep performances, it further strengthens this point. Also credit Phil for being one of the first regulars to have a clue, Brother. |
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You can have pars for distances and everything else - but when the wind is blowing 30 MPH and the weather is funky .. what good are they? You have to cut the race loose from everything else and project. None of this would be an issue if GP did what AQU has done. They have a 9f dirt race carded 30 minutes before the 9f Wood Memorial. |
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or perhaps the winner in england. we all have to remember, when perusing the graded list and speculating who's in/out, that only the top 19 will go.
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Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new at all. Abraham Lincoln |
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Not so much that racing secretaries care about figure makers but race tracks know that the bettors thrive on INFORMATION.
This is why Belmont always carded a 12f starter on Belmont day. This is why most tracks do card additional races at the distance/configuration of the day's big races. It's not Beyer's convenience but for the tracks customer's convenience. Beside that, racing secretaries are usually guys that have some foundation in the game. It's not like racing secretaries are guys that were hired from the ranks of fire AIG execs. They know they game.
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TV was the reason there used to be another 1 1/2 mile race on the Belmont card. It gave whoever was doing the coverage the opportunity to test out their equipment for covering the race.
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Just more nebulous nonsense from BBB |
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