Re: TVG Letter (1013 Views)
Posted by:
Strike (IP Logged)
Date: February 20, 2018 09:24PM
Strike Wrote:
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> No connections run their horse with the intention
> of losing. He was probably only __% cranked as it
> is a long season and also the trainer was possibly
> looking for a quotable excuse for losing. Having
> said that, it is a bit maddening to hear a trainer
> say "he was only 80% trained up for the race"
> after the race was run -- but, that is part of the
> puzzle looking at factors like -- success with
> layoff horses, quality of the workouts, etc.
And of course the TVG handicappers are dead on the worst. How can they be around racing every week for years and be so bad? Simon Bray has occasional success probably based upon his training background. The others are just flat out terrible.
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