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Originally Posted by freddymo
Stolen from Tweet Kevin Cox: I would assume the numbers are reasonably accurate.
By my pencil and paper calculations, Jason Servis has won with 30 of his last 60 starters. The 24 winners ( excluding 5 first time starters & today's score ) averaged a Beyer increase of 13.4 points with a median of 18 points.
Very impressive numbers.
By my pencil & paper calculations, Jorge Navarro is 30 for his last 60 with an average Beyer improvement among his winners of 9.5 points and a median of 7 points.
And people say racing is dead? Dead? You just need the very best horseman and you are sure to be VERY alive.
Anybody who tells you racing is dead are idiots there are folks doing really nicely. It's a golden age
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Is this common for horses to improve like that for these guys?
Did they do it last year? Is ~50% their standard?
Shall we expect it to continue, as the new standard?
Is it really the golden age for bettors when the odds drop so drastically long after the vast majority of them have any option to bet accordingly?
It certainly might be the golden age for those on the inside of the game who have this information and the ability to bet through special means.
Or will people finally say enough is enough and go home and bet on baseball?
Us idiots are noticing and we are questioning the game's integrity.
This kind of race makes a mockery of the entire game.