Re: Wicked Strong (698 Views)
Posted by:
moosepalm (IP Logged)
Date: April 27, 2014 10:20AM
miff Wrote:
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> JB,
>
> You can't be serious. Sell that elsewhere, anyone
> with a clue know a it's all about placement of the
> horse being shipped, trainer irrelevant.Sharp
> trainers ship to ez spots and won't ship a horse
> who just won't perform out of his comfort
> zone.Ship win % without a filter makes nice
> wallpaper.
>
> Mike
Miff, how can the trainer be irrelevant when he's the one responsible for the placement? It isn't just the mechanics of the shipping you're evaluating, it's his/her judgment. I agree that it's a limited stand alone stat, and particularly limited for the Derby, where there's no shopping around for the "best spot," as those Pletcher numbers support (though there are other factors contributing to those numbers, as well). However, in day-to-day handicapping, they can give you a little bit more evidence on who are the sharp guys in moving horses around. As to your point about using a filter, I absolutely agree, but isn't that true about most of the stats we look at?