For those that love conspiracies and weight shifts

[mark2061mn]

Originally Posted by Honu

Actually dead weight is the saddle and any lead that might be in it , live weight is the jockey , there has always been a debate as to which impedes the horse more.

In my over 20 years of watching and/or betting races, it's become quite clear to me that jockies are nothing more than dead weight.

now, if you really want to handicap a horse with weight, i propose the following method of grading weight handicaps:

make each jockey submit themselves to some sort of high tech brain scan. the purpose of this will be to determine the actual weight of each jockey's brain.

then, when assigning weight handicaps, make it publicly known the actual weight of each jocks brain.

so, for instance, in a 6 horse handicap, the high weighted horse will have to spot the low weighted horse anywhere from 1-3 ounces.

i think this is a much more useful gauge than anything currently used!

[Honu]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

In my over 20 years of watching and/or betting races, it's become quite clear to me that jockies are nothing more than dead weight.

now, if you really want to handicap a horse with weight, i propose the following method of grading weight handicaps:

make each jockey submit themselves to some sort of high tech brain scan. the purpose of this will be to determine the actual weight of each jockey's brain.

then, when assigning weight handicaps, make it publicly known the actual weight of each jocks brain.

so, for instance, in a 6 horse handicap, the high weighted horse will have to spot the low weighted horse anywhere from 1-3 ounces.

i think this is a much more useful gauge than anything currently used!

In my 20 plus years of watching gamblers and "watchers" of races it has become quite clear that Jeff Mullins hit the nail on the head!

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Honu

In my 20 plus years of watching gamblers and "watchers" of races it has become quite clear that Jeff Mullins hit the nail on the head!

yeah...like you know anything about jockey's

congrats on Skelleytown in the 6th today...always nice when one you work wins.

and tell GM thanks for having St. Wager ready in the 1st today too

[Honu]

Originally Posted by GPK

yeah...like you know anything about jockey's

congrats on Skelleytown in the 6th today...always nice when one you work wins.

and tell GM thanks for having St. Wager ready in the 1st today too

How much did St Wager pay ? was that a maiden race ?

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Honu

How much did St Wager pay ? was that a maiden race ?

Allowance...he paid $13

[mark2061mn]

Originally Posted by Honu

In my 20 plus years of watching gamblers and "watchers" of races it has become quite clear that Jeff Mullins hit the nail on the head!

i'm going to assume that you being an ex jockey might make you sensitive to my remarks about jockies, but there was no insult intended towards you. besides, i think that you almost have to be an idiot to make it as a jockey, based on alot of first hand observation.

that all being said, could you do no better than quoting jeff mullins, of all people, when you tried to denigrate us 'gamblers/watchers'?

i mean, after all, you're basically paying us a complement.