Re: Matron & Atto Mile-- Hey Barry (517 Views)
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TGJB (IP Logged)
Date: September 22, 2005 06:19PM
That's the first glimmer of understanding you have shown, and I have understood completely what you have said all the way-- you have had no idea what I was saying because until now you didn't ask questions.
Just for starters-- until a couple of months ago we had posted in the horsemen's section of this site a 5 year study that showed ALL the horses bought on our advice over that time period, what was paid for them, what they earned, and what they were sold/syndicated/disposed of for. That's the study I was referring to with Barry-- which you could have asked about, my mention was in the post that IMMEDIATELY PRECEDED YOUR FIRST ON THIS SUBJECT. But, noooo.....
We took the study down because it was dated, and didn't continue it because it took a tremendous amount of work (mine) to compile it. Results since then were not as phenomenal (again, 13 of 23 for Prestonwood won stakes, at an average cost of 125k-- also in that post), but better than most in this business.
You have absolutely no idea what's involved in "using speed figures" the way I do, or how it is similar (or not) to the way others use them (or don't). You have no idea what's involved in figuring out the level of ability of foreign horses, and whether their form will translate, how long it will take them to acclimate, what effects lasix will have, how much it will cost to ship them, etc.-- this is something Barry knows a lot about, he's a pro.
I'm not going to start giving classes on what I do here-- it took me my entire adult life to learn my craft, and I'm probably the best at buying horses in training that ever lived, certainly the best that's out there now in terms of return on the dollar, over a large sampling. I've also done it without a "move-up trainer. The game is tough enough, I'm not going to create my own competition-- lots of people can bet on a horse, but only one can buy it, and lots of people will pay a lot crazier amounts for them than I will advise my clients to.
But here's what you can do. When we mention one that is ours in ROTW or elsewhere, ask what I liked about it that made us buy it. I'll tell you.
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 09/22/2005 06:38PM by TGJB.