There was a day when the races were tied to each other and not to other days. A correlation existed between the 1st race on the card and the 9th race on the card. In that manner a horse\'s effort (Call him Reliable Jeff) could be compared and contrasted with the times run by other horses that day. Regardless of when Reliable Jeff\'s following race was it was a novel event. He was a virgin again, figure wise, as it pertained to the race he was about to run.
Somewhere along the way, figures evolved so that the day to day race time disconnect became a race to race disconnect. The reason for this was that careful observers noticed Reliable Jeff finishing consistently vs. his equine competition but running inconsistently compared to other races that day vs. the clock. Careful observers finally concluded the racetrack itself was not a static inanimate factor, but was rather closer to a living breathing thing. A tempestuous woman if you will capable of very sudden mood changes. In that context, Reliable Jeffs races weren\'t reliable anymore compared to the day\'s card, the reliability mutated to reliability from one day to another. In other words were reliable regarding his next race.
When factoring the number for the current race evolves to considering the number of past races you have an issue arise where repetition is part of the process. In other words, you can\'t factor Reliable Jeff\'s effort for today without considering how Reliable Jeff ran in the Travers or Kentucky Derby or Wood Memorial or even a NW1X at Hallandale. In that manner of deduction, there is a certain amount of Deja Vu. In other words the past is relevant to the future. Or in still other words its impossible to talk about todays race without considering yesterdays performances.
Obviously, when questions arise regarding Reliable Jeffs Deja Vu numbers the antiquated method is one way of scrutinizing for accuracy. In other words, tying the races to each other again.
I\'ve probably confused you.
Bull Wrote:
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> Am I the only one wondering what the hell happened
> to this board, which used to be so informative,
> thought provoking, and helpful? For the record I
> am neutral, I am on no one\'s side, except the side
> that wants this board return to what it used to
> be. Here are my complaints....
>
> In my opinion, there are some posters here who
> just look to slam CH\'s posts, just because it\'s
> CH. Granted sometimes it is justified, but it
> takes up so much damn space and monopolizes the
> time of the majority of people who used to have
> something meaningful to say. Look at the threads
> the past few months or so. There are so many of
> them which start off on one topic and then turn
> into eternally long strings of posts about
> something completely different and irrelevant,
> mostly arguments and childish name calling between
> CH, CTC and a few others. Some posters spend so
> much time responding to all of the nonsense on
> this board, that their once enlightening posts
> have fallen by the wayside.
>
>
> Jerry has touched on this before but I will
> shed light on it as well, the number of posts that
> say the EXACT same thing are bordering on the
> level of annoying. I am sick of hearing about the
> Lousiana Derby and the figures those horses
> earned. I understand for the future, the accuracy
> of the past numbers are important, but it\'s
> starting to get old. High Limit, Vicarage,
> Scipion; I do not think a whole lot of these bums
> anyway and the accuracy of that number will do
> little to disuade me on that. Chuckles, I am not
> trying to be rude, so don\'t take it this way, but
> the Bellamy Road Wood figure discussion needs to
> stop. Give it a rest already. You are on record
> already with your opinions. Everytime a horse from
> the Wood, or any 3yo from the Derby runs in any
> race, we do not need a rehash of that discussion.
>
>
>
> This place is starting to resemble a third
> grade classroom where a few people start teasing
> one kid in class and everyone else joins in too. I
> am sick of it. Listen, I rarely agree with
> ANYTHING Class has to say, but I do not need to
> respond everytime he posts something moronic just
> to pop in and say \"Class you\'re wrong and stupid\",
> the way others here do. Disagreement of opinions
> and civil discussion is great, and makes a
> bulletin board a great idea. I think this board
> would be rather dull if everyone agreed with
> everything posted. But there are people who post
> and respond to posts just to say something
> negative and critical of other posters. If you are
> not going to bring anything new or insightful
> other than the same old \"Class is wrong\",
> \"Chuckles is annoying\", then please do not post.
> Just ignore them.
>
> Jerry, you have attempted to curb some of these
> wasteful, annoying posts in the past, but the
> problem still exists in my opinion. The majority
> of the time, this board is just a forum for what
> comes off as non-racing related bickering. This is
> a board for horseplayers, not marriage counseling.
> I am tired of reading CH post something and then
> seeing a reply \"Class you\'re wrong, idiot\", and
> then seeing Class come back with \"You
> misunderstand my point, why don\'t you guys like
> me, Im not posting here anymore\". I see the same
> kind of trash in every new thread started.
>
> I like all of you guys, and have respect for each
> and everyone\'s opinions, even though I may
> disagree. Can we please turn this board back into
> what it was the past few years? This used to be a
> one stop shop full of racing information,
> handicapping discussions, and solutions to clean
> up the game, and made all of us, and the game
> itself better off because of it. I do not know
> about you guys, but the board just has a different
> feel and tone to it now.
>
> Overlays to all and to all a good night!!!!
>
>
> -Bull
