Re: Travers (791 Views)
Posted by:
Topcat (IP Logged)
Date: August 24, 2016 07:46AM
Mathcapper Wrote:
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> Topcat Wrote:
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> > I've only been shilling for that book ad
> nauseum
> > for 4+ years in the backyard, Frank.
>
> Jerry thought enough of the book to give it an
> esteemed spot in the Figure Making and
> Handicapping Discussions section of the Archives:
> History Lesson 2
>
> Hard to believe performance figure-making,
> including parallel time charts, track variants,
> changing track speed (moisture), weight, wind and
> ground loss has been around since before the 50's,
> but didn't become mainstream (arguably) until
> what, the late 80's or 90's?
Sometimes it takes a while for the better idea to break through, but when it does, it does, in a hurry . . .