Re: dumb weighters ny post page3 (519 Views)
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TGJB (IP Logged)
Date: September 21, 2005 04:51PM
Miff-- I am so tired of going over this again and again. Read the damn article, I cover all of this, and I explain how I came up with the conclusions. One of the problems here is that when we do get a fast time, you say the track is lightning-- not recognizing that it is only fast compared to the even SLOWER, deeper tracks on other days.
What I do all the time, and have done now for many tracks, for 23 years, is deal with exactly this question-- how fast are tracks, and how fast are horses. Is it to some degree subjective? Yes, there is judgement involved. Is it simply " a matter of opinion"? No-- I've looked at a lot of data to make those decisions, even before researching (note-- RESEARCHING) that article. Is the difference-- less than 2% over 23 years-- something you can address by looking at the horses, or just by having an "opinion"? Please.
Tracks are being made slower with the intent of making them safer-- since I wrote that piece, quoting Porcelli saying cushion depth in NY is 3 1/2 inches, you and others have told me they have gone to 4 inches. Despite that, we do get some really fast times-- especially on grass, where they do less (but some) to slow things down.