I can’t believe I have to do this.

1- As I have stated here before, variants of surrounding races (and to a lesser degree days) are information bits, to go along with all the other information bits (data points, evidence) you use to make figures. I could walk you through examples, but you made figures, so you know them already.

2- I don’t care what you think Friedman meant, and not because I don’t respect your opinion—you know I do. I care what he said, and about pointing out contradictions, holes in logic, unsupported hype, etc. If he took the position you describe I would beat his brains out with it (again), and you know it, which is why you agree with my variant methodology (there’s that word again). But doing it here does me no good, and I don’t need the intellectual exercise.

3- He doesn’t measure physical resilience. He measures track speed, and OF COURSE HE DOES IT USING THE HORSES—THAT’S THE POINT. He pretends otherwise to give his figures the appearance of scientific objectivity.

4- I don’t care what you say Ragozin has his trackmen do, or how you say he uses it. I want Friedman to say it, so I can beat his brains out again.

5- I left people with the “impression” that they should ask Friedman what Ragozin did with 9/15 Belmont. I know they had to split it, BUT IF THEY ADMIT THEY DID THEY CAN’T JUSTIFY THE ’00 WOOD FIGURES. They are on record as saying they did not split the variant under identical physical circumstances (rain during the card, sealing and unsealing the track)—so my statement was true, and not misleading.

6- That equals thing, aside from everything else, was at best what you think Friedman meant. I don’t care. You are giving him a base on balls because if he tries to defend his positions himself he’s dead, and he knows it. Make him earn his way on base.

7- It’s not my fault you made that ridiculous promise. “I know of no way around this.” I do—knock it off. I don’t need to be in adversarial situations with those who are not my adversaries. Friedman can speak for himself—he chooses not to. Except when he’s taking shots at me, and deleting my responses. I’m unfair? He can post here to defend himself anytime he wants to.



TGJB