Finally the board has gotten around to discussing the much dismissed trainer factor and how to use trainer info with thorograph. Let me first say, and Jerry knows this, that I use Thorograph and have used them for quite awhile now. Last year I also started incorporating a set of proprietary stats that Ed Bain sells. After struggling with the new information and melding it with speed figures, I put down the Thorograph numbers and concentrated solely on trainer statistics. After learning how to winnow down the automatic Ed Bain 4 + 30 (at least 4 wins and a 30% win percentage in say, 1st start off a layoff in a sprint) I then incorported back the Thorograph figures. A few months later, actually fall of 2002, my win % has never been better. I use the Thorograph to eliminate the losers from Bain and conversely use Bain to eliminate the losers from Thorograph. I'm not suggesting this for anyone else. I just know it works for me and the trainer stats that Jerry provides with his product make Thorograph a much better product on the whole than the competition. The Bain stats give the insight that Chris was talking about that helps point out many, many live longshots. It's not always a happy marriage between the 2 stat packages but when they are good together, they are very good.
Michael