question for TGJB

[Michael D.]

i know you don\'t do this often (so i don\'t ask much), but could you shed a bit of light on the figures you gave for aqu, nov 29th, races 7 and 8. were there any particular circumstances that day that affected the figures you gave out?

[TGJB]

There was an awful lot of wind that day (same day Congaree won the NYRA mile), but the two turn races (like the seventh and eigth) were even and solid-- the variant for all three 1 1/8 races came up within a 1/4 point.

Why do you ask?

[Michael D.]

just a confusing one for me. all other figure makers have la reina backing up that day, while you have her pairing up. the last eighth went in an extremely slow :14.2  .... looked like the race completely collapsed. i would have guessed that la reina\'s 1m run on nov 4th would have been a faster race. but i was not at aqu either day, so really wasn\'t sure how the figures would come back. thanks for the reply.

[TGJB]

While the wind won\'t affect the final time at 1 1/8th at Aqu (once around), it will certainly affect the fractions. In the stretch they were running into a strong 9 o\'clock wind (imagine the face of a clock as you are looking down on the track from above, meaning they were running directly into it).
 I\'m guessing that other figure makers didn\'t split 1&2 turn races, which created a problem because of how fast Congaree ran.  The other 2 turn figure (the Remsen) has held up pretty well.
Michael, I have no problem with you asking these questions. In fact, I encourage it. Are you coming to Vegas for the Expo? Anybody else out there?

[Michael D.]

thanks..... my main concern is trying to figure out if la reina is more of a miler or a router. i had a huge bet on her when bailey nosed out JR in the 7th that day, wound up costing me a ton of money in exotics....... i was not there, so the explanation about the wind helps. makes RTF look pretty strong going long (:13 last eighth into a strong wind is not bad for a 2 yr old, even with the half going in :48)...... not sure about the expo. i would love to hear you and the rest of the panel speak, but we do a college hoops tourney vegas trip each year..
i\'m not sure i can handle that place twice in a month.

[ExPlayer]

  You know, just looking over the lineup for the Expo, it\'s amazing how few if any NEW names there are. These are the same folks who\'ve been around for 30+ years.
 
  What does that tell ya?