TGJB,

I think you answered my question .....LOL

None the less, it does for sure sound like you use Linear Regression as described in your response to Bit especially as it relates to races Such as the Blue Grass or The Wood. (If you were using Six Sigma et al I think we should pay you more for your data....LOL). In all honesty it does seem to me that you all do employ a very sophistacted statistical model none the less and I was just trying to correlate to what we do here at work. But the explanation provided to Bit was really very helpful for me undestanding the realtionships. I just ordered Len's Book(sorry) to better help me understand what goes on when making figures and will most certainly read it with the idea of just trying truly understand how to make figures for myself sometime.

One last thing......I'm betting Anthony J tomorrow in AQU race 8 primarily because that is exactly My First Name and Middle Initial. (How sophisticated is that?..) He raced competitively against some quality horses his last two times out...And his Pattern seems to be going the right way and if he won and I didn't bet him, I'd be pissed...I'm sure he would be some value in exacta's.

Thanks,

NC Tony (Anthony J)