Derby-Oaks Weekend Beyers

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Originally Posted by ateamstupid

I don't know which ludicrous argument to refute first, so I'll just say that using the hackneyed cliche "time only matters when you're in jail" about a sport called horse racing is akin to saying points don't matter in basketball and runs don't matter in baseball.

The other thing I love is the consistent insinuation by the flat earth figure hating crew that anyone who dares glance at any kind of speed number totally thinks every number is perfect and that figs are the only handicapping factor that needs to be considered. As if the rest of us who aren't deathly afraid of numbers don't also use workouts (really?), company lines, trainer stats, pedigrees, etc.

I don't hate the figures i'm just telling you i don't put much stock in them, you feel free to glance at anything you want. I don't think they lead you to winners only to favorites and you don't need a number to tell you who the favorite ought to be, i'm sure you can look at a form for two minutes and know that or you would have stopped playing a long time ago.