----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 12:34
AM
Subject: Re: [racebase] Re: Penetrometer
readings from August 1
Lordship,
Time and speed ratings originated in UK, pre
WWII, and was applied to turf racing long before Ragozin adopted it in USA in
the 50s.
Phil Bull , co-founder of Timeform, made several
£millions ( at a time when a good house cost £500) from his timefigures
alone.
It is not using time alone, however, it is
using, pace, class, wind and going, fitness etc adjustments in a proper
balance , then applying that data properly to future races - all a bit
hard on the brain and missed out by those who want automatic selections. It
works in UK and Ireland, so unless races are all run at a crawl, I can't see
why it cannot work in NZ.
Robert
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 12:34
PM
Subject: Re: [racebase] Re:
Penetrometer readings from August 1
You are so right Peter
Totally aimed at "Holding
Hands" with Aussie.
As for speed ratings we will agree to
disagree
It woks wonderfully well in America where conditions are made to
order for
such a thing.
After all, that is where the speed
ratings first originated, and with good
reason
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From:
"Peter Harrop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
<[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 11:18
PM
Subject: Re: [racebase] Re: Penetrometer readings from August
1
> I'll make a bit of a case.
> On Firm-Easy tracks
over 8636 races (to the beginning of 2003 - havn't
> updated this stat
for a while). Average out the last 4 times run over the
> distance on
Firm or Easy tracks by each horse in the race and take the
>
horse
> with the best average time (no track speed
adjustments).
> The stats are :
> Races : 8636
> Wins :
1410
> S.Rate : 16.3%
> Divvies : $8501.85
> Profit :
-1.55%
>
> Far better than the -15% loss of the average
punter.
> But I agree. There doesn't seem much point in changing the
track
> conditions
> categories as it is merely cosmetic.
Probably has something to do with the
> merging of pools further down
the track I guess.
> Peter.
>
> ----- Original Message
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> From: "Lordship" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To:
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> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 9:40
PM
> Subject: Re: [racebase] Re: Penetrometer readings from August
1
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>> Sarcasm, I love it
>> Your point
being ????
>> Make a valid case
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>>
Lordship
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "klp_wanganui" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To:
<[email protected]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005
9:23 PM
>> Subject: [racebase] Re: Penetrometer readings from
August 1
>>
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>>> Thanks for that (your)
Lordship :-)
>>>
>>> I've just deleted all my speed
records and speed analysis systems
>>> from
>>> my
database.
>>>
>>> --- In [email protected],
"Lordship" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>> Winning times, never
have been,
>>>> and never will be a guide to picking winners
in THIS
COUNTRY
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