Bubbles
05-06-2005, 02:08 PM
For those unfamiliar with my pen-and-paper system, it goes like this...
-20 Points: RAW TIMES
-10 Points: TRIP HISTORY
-10 Points: CLASS
-10 Points: BREEDING
-10 Points: WEIGHT
-10 Points: WORKOUTS
-10 Points: LIKING THE TRACK
-10 Points: LAYOFFS
-5 Points: CONNECTIONS
-5 Points: BEYERS
I look at every horse, comparing it with the rest of the field, before adding everything together to produce a figure, with 100 being the best possible.
For the Derby, I made a small exception, as there will be a mad dash for the early lead. I took every legit pace-setter, and subtracted two points from their final rating. For example, High Limit's WAS a 95, but after looking at the pace scenario, I bumped him down to a 93.
Before I post, let me make note that before I started, I found four horses, Giacomo, Spanish Chestnut, Going Wild, and Buzzard's Bay, who have ZERO shot here, and therefore did not receive a rating.
Here they are...
BANDINI - 97
HIGH LIMIT - 93
HIGH FLY, AFLEET ALEX, WILKO - 92
FLOWER ALLEY - 89
NOBLE CAUSEWAY - 88
SUN KING, DON'T GET MAD, CLOSING ARGUMENT - 87
BELLAMY ROAD - 86
ANDROMEDA'S HERO - 85
GREELEY'S GALAXY - 82
SORT IT OUT - 81
COIN SILVER, GREATER GOOD - 80
Feel free to post questions about how these came out, I'll be glad to answer.
Best of luck on Derby Day!
Bub's
-20 Points: RAW TIMES
-10 Points: TRIP HISTORY
-10 Points: CLASS
-10 Points: BREEDING
-10 Points: WEIGHT
-10 Points: WORKOUTS
-10 Points: LIKING THE TRACK
-10 Points: LAYOFFS
-5 Points: CONNECTIONS
-5 Points: BEYERS
I look at every horse, comparing it with the rest of the field, before adding everything together to produce a figure, with 100 being the best possible.
For the Derby, I made a small exception, as there will be a mad dash for the early lead. I took every legit pace-setter, and subtracted two points from their final rating. For example, High Limit's WAS a 95, but after looking at the pace scenario, I bumped him down to a 93.
Before I post, let me make note that before I started, I found four horses, Giacomo, Spanish Chestnut, Going Wild, and Buzzard's Bay, who have ZERO shot here, and therefore did not receive a rating.
Here they are...
BANDINI - 97
HIGH LIMIT - 93
HIGH FLY, AFLEET ALEX, WILKO - 92
FLOWER ALLEY - 89
NOBLE CAUSEWAY - 88
SUN KING, DON'T GET MAD, CLOSING ARGUMENT - 87
BELLAMY ROAD - 86
ANDROMEDA'S HERO - 85
GREELEY'S GALAXY - 82
SORT IT OUT - 81
COIN SILVER, GREATER GOOD - 80
Feel free to post questions about how these came out, I'll be glad to answer.
Best of luck on Derby Day!
Bub's