Reference is made to GRAND PIANO, who was entered in
Gulfstream's 5th race on Monday.

Trainer Peter Walder does well when he uses "go-to" jockey
John Velasquez. Specifically, the stats of that trainer-jockey
combo are:

96 starts - 28% wins - 64% in-the-money. Fine.

Curious then, that the TG FIGURE-BASED stats of the combo
tell something of a different story:

32 starts - only 6% top! - 22% pair - 47% off race

Now... it seems to me, that in many of the Walder - Velasquez
pairings, their mount is the overwhelming 4-5 favorite who merely
has to repeat or pair-up their last race to win, and Walder is just
dropping to win a purse.

Nevertheless, it begs the questions: Aren't we missing a a simple
needed figure-based category here? Does Walder's horses tend to
MOVE FORWARD when he goes to John Velasquez? [Or not?]
That is, MOVE FORWARD (NOT NECESSARILY A TOP). [The
situation might involve an older horse whose "top" was three years
ago - something that's now out of reach for the animal. But I STILL
want to know merely whether the combo tends to yield a FORWARD
MOVE.

I hope I'm making sense here. Raise your hand if I'm not.
Any feedback welcome. The figure-based stats continue
to intrigue.

JohnTChance