comedic relief

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

I tend to decide between Kentucky Derby riding jockey or Gizmo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qOg7JbocL4

Ah, Gremlins. Featuring the supposedly most whacked off to woman in human history!

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

Ah, Gremlins. Featuring the supposedly most whacked off to woman in human history!

One of those TMI moments between you and Douglas?

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

One of those TMI moments between you and Douglas?

No.

[Rudeboyelvis]

>>>For those not familiar with Kerry, he is the founder of The Thomas Herding Technique (THT), author of Horse Profiling: The Secret to Motivating Equine Athletes, and a pioneering researcher in the fields of equine communication and herd dynamics, among other things. I am THT's director of equine services. Our company specializes in the study of herd motion (aka a horse race), the minds and emotions of horses, and behavioral genetics.<<<

Then an entire article about how some horses are naturally closers, while other prefer to press or run on the front. And some horses need blinkers to stay focused.

If he gets paid for this he's a friggin' genius

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

If he gets paid for this he's a friggin' genius

It doesn't take much too fool a lot of people in this industry ... especially the ones in Lexington.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

>>>For those not familiar with Kerry, he is the founder of The Thomas Herding Technique (THT), author of Horse Profiling: The Secret to Motivating Equine Athletes, and a pioneering researcher in the fields of equine communication and herd dynamics, among other things. I am THT's director of equine services. Our company specializes in the study of herd motion (aka a horse race), the minds and emotions of horses, and behavioral genetics.<<<

Then an entire article about how some horses are naturally closers, while other prefer to press or run on the front. And some horses need blinkers to stay focused.

If he gets paid for this he's a friggin' genius

and the payor would be friggin stupid...plenty of those to go around. back in the day, he'd be called a snake oil salesman.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Danzig

and the payor would be friggin stupid...plenty of those to go around. back in the day, he'd be called a snake oil salesman.

At least, way way back in the day, the type of snakes harvested for snake oil were ultra rich in omega 3s and other nutrients, and it actually was a useful product.

This emotional horse stuff is complete nonsense.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

One of those TMI moments between you and Douglas?

No. I read that in some sort of survey results. Phoebe Cates in Fast Times.

[Conrad]

PHOEBE CATES

That was a great scene to watch as a 14yr old boy...just great

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Conrad

PHOEBE CATES

That was a great scene to watch as a 14yr old boy...just great

Exactly my point.

[Merlinsky]

The thing is, what that guy does is basically "analyze" stuff we all notice like horses hanging when they look like they're about to go to the lead or how mares like Zenyatta or Blind Luck seem to know where the finish line is. It's not like he's needed to detect that stuff, and unless it's going to impact how you train a horse or whether you buy them, I don't know why you'd hire him. If he could pinpoint a problem and you now know to fix it, that'd be one thing. The opinion itself isn't particularly helpful and it's got a touch of 'dog psychologist' about it when he interprets Eblouissante's thought processes.

There's a video on Youtube where he's talking to Baffert about this herd analysis. Bob's expression is pretty priceless.

[Indian Charlie]

My favorite part of that article...

"But unlike Zenyatta, Eblouissante relies on the individual dynamic for most of her forward movement. Zenyatta only exerted her individual dynamic when she had to (when she encountered a talented and stubborn foe)."

Really? Like those talented and stubborn 16k claimer types she was beating by desperate noses?

I would also like to know why, if Z had such an awesome herd dynamic, why did she not just go to the lead at the start, or at the very least, earlier in the race?

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

There's a video on Youtube where he's talking to Baffert about this herd analysis. Bob's expression is pretty priceless.

Link us!