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Title: why don't thorographers concern themselves with workouts?
Post by: Jersey City Jake on June 02, 2003, 10:03:17 PM

I find workout information to be interesting, but I haven\'t seen any on your sheets.  What\'s the argument against considering workout info in your handicapping?

Title: Re: why don't thorographers concern themselves with workouts?
Post by: bdhsheets on June 02, 2003, 10:17:40 PM

One only needs to read the reports about workouts during the TC series. Different clockers catch the same horse running slower, faster with the trainer witnessing something else entirely. When do they pick up the horse? Who\'s riding? a 118 lb Bailey, a 140 lb workout rider or...........

The reports often are larcenous with clockers reporting slower works at the behest of trainers and their own financial gain.

Title: Re: why don't thorographers concern themselves with workouts?
Post by: Jersey City Jake on June 03, 2003, 07:22:12 AM

Speaking of workouts during the TC series, anyone check FC\'s blistering work this am?  
That beats his own 5f work just before the Derby for the most impressive of the many TC works, don\'t you think?
I hope he saved something for Saturday...