>Interesting point. Since I weight the figures less on turf to begin with, I've always assumed it was a quality issue (both horses and complications with figure making on turf in Europe).

When you say you weight the figures less does this mean you use them as less of a basis for making your selection then wager. Please explain.

There are others out there who know a great deal more about making figures than me and most certainly the Euro Figs. Maybe they could weigh-in. I trust the Euro figures but I have seen too many lines with trainers who receive a lot of imports and they suddenly spike to a new plateau once they arrive and begin receiving medication. I think the jump is more of a product of the medication than the quality of the Euro figures. As a matter of fact I would bet almost anything on it.

Why were so many of the Euros getting first lasix, etc at Arlington last weekend. This is not to imply something unscrupulous other than its within the rules and these guys know it works.