Re: Sis City.... TG v Sheets (377 Views)
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TGJB (IP Logged)
Date: May 04, 2005 03:33PM
Jimbo-- right, I just got here.
On the figure, I ask anyone with any common sense to tell me that they think Sis City ran no faster winning the Ashland by ten than she did at two.
Blind Switch-- it's all percentages, that's why we have Thoro-Patterns. The test of the figures will be not just how SC runs in this race, but how she AND OTHERS out of the race run in other races, in terms of figures. If you guys have seen the other ones out of the Ashland who are in the Oaks, imagine how they ALL would look if you add 3 or 4.
Bob-- there is a whole presentation in the archives here about horses getting faster. I did a lot of work-- you should read it.
On that note I have to point out Watchmaker's wednesday column. After all the stuff I have had to endure (and addressed in the archives presentation) about times not getting faster while horses run better numbers, he points out that 5 of the 10 fastest of 130 Derbies have ocurred in the last 9 years-- as evidence the track is faster.
"This is no coincidence, because it's not like the Thoroughbred breed has suddenly become so much better".
Deaf frogs abound.
TGJB