Re: Another View of Modern Racing From Bobby Trussell (586 Views)
Posted by:
miff (IP Logged)
Date: October 04, 2007 08:27PM
"Porcelli started the accurate record keeping at NYRA, and was the one who put me in contact with King. Without any doubt, the cushion depth at the NYRA tracks has increased over the period of time Porcelli has been involved, specifically when Terry Meyocks came in"
JB,
FYI,there was a period of time during spring 2005 that the posted cushion depth at Belmont was studied for 32 consecutive racing days.During that period, 9 racing days in a row had a posted cushion depth of 4.25 inches but raw times wildly fluctuated during the 9 days. Whether it was wind,maintenance,humidity or a combination of many factors the exact posted cushion of 4.25 was IRRELEVANT as to how fast raw times actually were during this period. I suspect the result for the entire meet would have been similar.
Conclusion: The Posted cushion is rather meaningless to raw times, at least at Belmont and I wonder about all other venues.
Mike