Re: Many many question for TG (463 Views)
Posted by:
beyerguy (IP Logged)
Date: March 23, 2005 03:48PM
Here is the quote from the PA board:
"As for the issue with DRF, it was pretty simple. They seemed to think I was just manipulating the Beyer Speed Figure somehow, which isn't the case. As I explained to him, the BRIS version uses different data, and comes up with the same figures. As anyone with my program can tell you, there is no database of Beyer figures anywhere in the files I send as part of the program. He informed me if that was the case, no problem, but I would still have problems with Equibase. I haven't heard back from him since explaining this, so I don't know their stance yet. DRF, and now mostly Equibase, is coming off as some villain now. As far as DRF goes, it isn't true. They are trying to protect something they pay a lot of money for, the Beyers, no problem. I haven't heard from Equibase yet, so I can't really comment on this. I'm pretty sure the burden of proof would be on them though. So, lets say I was to post nothing but horse's names and my own Performance Figures. If Equibase wants to try proving I'm using their charts to make them, that's a fight I may want to participate in, maybe not."