Originally Posted by fpsoxfan

I buy it for the three news stories they give you.

"We landed on the Moon"

Originally Posted by hoovesupsideyourhead

in 2096 the replays will be in holographic form with every drf..though the cost will be about 550.bucks in euros...;)

Originally Posted by NoLuvForPletch

You have something against Hammersly's M/L's? Is there somewhere besides making my own that I should be getting them from?

And if that's the case, just another example of dimminshed quality? Not being able to use the M/L from horse racing's premiere paper.

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

You obviously don't, because you said so earlier. It's not a club. But isn't there some kind of responsibility on YOU, you know the one actually betting. The DRF can only show so much. You seem angry they aren't showing you more. How about a little good old fashioned work? In terms of not knowing which tracks are and aren't synthetic, if you follow the sport and wager your money and do not know by now which tracks are or aren't, please, bet more.

Originally Posted by SentToStud

1. The DRF isn't what it used to be? Probably true print version but then again is your Sunday paper as good as it was 15 years ago?

2. Their product is deteriorating? Aside from print, DRF has a great product in Formulator. They obviously have a segmented approach. A thinned down print version for casual players and Formuator for the other folks. If you have not used Formulator, give it a spin.

3. The writing is poor? Yes, see #1. I, for one, long for the short but sweet days of The Racing Times. It was a sad day for us when Fox fell -- or was pushed -- off that boat.

4. If you find the DRF print version fairly not useful, aside from the PPs, get them for free from Youbet (or Bris PPs for free from TwinSpires). If you like some public handicapper insight and play the major tracks, I'm sure the NY, LA and KY papers will have that.

5. Take the savings and get a Race Replays account. At $60 for 90 days, that's about $.75 a day, not very much money really.

6. Morning Line? I don't know what to say.

If you took a step back and considered how much you have to spend, what some of the options are and how to spend it the wisest, you might be pleasantly surprised at how much bang you can get for that $5.50 a day, even if it's only a couple days a week.

I do really miss The Racing Times.

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

No Luv for Pletch will love this


""There?s no pace in the race other than SAVYS DELITE; she can get a clear lead, and the Polytrack tries we see showing all came in sprints, while she may be better at this one-turn mile trip; hasn?t yet run fast enough to win at this class level, but with the right trip, she could improve enough to contend at long odds "

from analysis of Saturdays 4th at AP. I guess I would have more respect for his opinion if he handicapped the race knowing it was a 2 turn 1 1/16th race rather than a 1 turn mile race. But I suppose you get what you pay for.

Originally Posted by NoLuvForPletch

Great find Chuck. There is probably something along these lines multiple times a day...mailing it in...

Here's another one from the genius that brought us the comments I refered to in my initial post...

"he has fired well in 7 previous Belmont Park defeats"

the horse's record over the track is 7 starts 0-4-0

okay where do I start, the horse is 0-7 at Belmont, how do the words "fired well" even enter your mind...
also, last time this animal visited Belmont, the only race in his visible PP's, he was just nipped, finishing 6th, beaten 22 3/4 lengths...

you can't make this stuff up

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

what was the horses record at other tracks? without that information its tough to say whether or not the description of firing well at Belmont is accurate or not. at a low enough level that might be accurate.

you've already stated that you disagree and find inaccurate information in the "a closer look" comments, my question then is why do you take the time to read it?

Originally Posted by MisterB

Save the $5.50 then. or $4.50 at the track. I think the price is in line with everything else in this country. Go buy a gallon of milk, then come back and tell me you gave up milk.

Gas was 32 cents a gallon when I started driving, and I could bring a date out for less than $5.00 bucks, and come back home with $2.00.

Many other on-line PP's for a 1.00 a card.

Originally Posted by NoLuvForPletch

the horse has run in stakes races in 9 of it's last 12 races and has earned nearly 400K...he has finished in the exacta in more than half of his races...

Originally Posted by alysheba4

i think gas was .64 when i started driving.......im old 2:( ..........remember the racing times? i think that was what it was called. that was awesome.

Originally Posted by alysheba4

i think gas was .64 when i started driving.......im old 2:( ..........remember the racing times? i think that was what it was called. that was awesome.

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

the Belmont record you gave was 4 seconds in 7 tries, 57% in the exacta, and you say they were stakes races. what's wrong with calling that firing well at Belmont?

Originally Posted by NoLuvForPletch

the horse has run in stakes races in 9 of it's last 12 races and has earned nearly 400K...he has finished in the exacta in more than half of his races...

in response to your second question, aren't we all looking for as much information as possible? isn't that why people pay $35 for what amounts to speed figures?

Originally Posted by NoLuvForPletch

when I post on this site, does my font change to Chinese?