3yo Neg Top Study - Backfitted Data (523 Views)
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BitPlayer (IP Logged)
Date: June 06, 2006 02:26PM
The points made by P. Eckhart about the 3yo negative top study are interesting. I think you could also argue for rules throwing out the Derby when it's the subsequent start (because it produces an unusually high proportionate number of off and X races) and for throwing out cases where a horse is stretched out after earning the negative top.
How did you come up with the parameters for the study? Why, for example, start at -1?