Re: Just For The Hell Of It (527 Views)
Date: December 10, 2004 01:30PM
Miff,
<With all due respect, I have been a TG user almost since it's inception, I thoroughly understand the methodology and it's comparitives to Beyer(sans weight and ground) et al.<
I know you do. That's why I don't see the problem.
If Beyer has Grade I horses running 115 in 2000 and running 115 in 2005 what does it matter if TG has them running -2 in 2000 and -6 in 2005. (regardless of who is right)
The races from 2000 are irrelevant in 2005 99.9999% of the time.
As long as you know that "A" is faster than "B" in 2005 the scale is totally meaningless. If Beyer adjusts all his figures up 10 points tomorrow it will be a totally meangingless act. If Jerry lowers all of his it doesn't matter either.
I think you shouldn't try to convert the Beyers into TGs or vice versa by a steady formula. If you are doing that "YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A PROBLEM" because if anyone has a bias anywhere it will screw you up. (no matter who it is)
I think you should just look at who is faster than who on their respective scales, note the differences, and try to understand why.
Post Edited (12-10-04 15:31)