Re: Fantastic Alex - Noble Scrappy - The rest suck (370 Views)
Posted by:
Chuckles_the_Clown2 (IP Logged)
Date: May 23, 2005 11:32AM
This board is the most informative source online for evaluating the big races. It starts with the TFig. We are all investors, but its like E.F. Hutton, "When Thorograph talks, people listen". We may invest differently, but we consider the expertise. Investing is tricky business.
The generous host wants us to stay on point with the source. Theres a lot to figure and many times it trickles or even waterfalls down to other topics and considerations.
Everyone is gonna make mistakes. Its not an exact science and the validation process is difficult to say the least. Its poor form to criticize anothers selections after the fact, but no one really does that. We are all trying to evaluate where our opinions and the horses stand. It gets heated when theres money at stake. No one likes to lose, but theres many gentlemen here.
Bally Ache has taken some strong positions. One was that High Fly was a bad bet. The Preakness result sure looks like he was borne out on that one. He thought that Consolidator was a horse coming up to the big dance the right way until injured. Well, he did humble the Derby winner, though his prefered pace style might have compromised him in the Derby. We'll never know for sure.
Michael said something noteworthy here and though I consider myself a very good 3YO handicapper, I'll try to focus on TFig analysis in the future in the indicated races.
Michael D. wrote:
> it is possible to convince people of things on this board.
> simply buy TG, analyze a race, post some thoughts, and see how
> things turn out. if you are right, you will convince everyone.
> if you are wrong, you still might get a decent handicapping
> discussion going and learn something.