Best Pedigree info?

[andicap]

There are so many places now to get extensive pedigree info:

Mike Helm, Tomlinson, Gary McCormick, Dan ??? at ITS, and maybe others.

Do people have an opinion on who the best one is? Who have you used
and how good was it?

I used Helm a few years ago and found it pretty good, but want to
see what others say before I subscribe again somewhere.
I'd be inclined to go against Tomlinson because that info is
in the DRF.

[blind squirrel]

MAIDEN STATS,BRIS......I routinely find horses
in the 20 to 30 dollar range.best $100 i ever
spent....i've used helm...{ok}.....tomlinson?
one year i bought the little book he used to
sell,i don't think you can define pedigree in
a single"number"....the least effective pedigree
tool i've ever used.

[andicap]

Are those based on the same figures BRIS posts in its pps?

[GameTheory]

Maiden Stats give you the same stats you see in the BRIS pp's, yes. Except the pps are continuously updated, obviously.

[GR1@HTR]

Anybody have any stats on thier ped info?

[Pace Cap'n]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by blind squirrel
[B]MAIDEN STATS,BRIS......I routinely find horses
in the 20 to 30 dollar range.best $100 i ever
spent....

Could you discuss how you use this information in your handicapping? Provided, of course, you can do so without divulging any personal methods you may not care to disclose.

Thanks in advance.

[blind squirrel]

From MAIDEN STATS BOOK...

For MSW-MCL SPRINTS. SIRE INFO %1ST AWD[AVERAGE WIN
DISTANCE}.......DAM INFO......2YO WIN STR{THIS IS KEY INFO}
AWD...........SIBLING INFO....IF YOU HAVE A TOP SIBLING THAT
EARNED 500K.....COULD BE A QUALITY HORSE....

EXAMPLE FROM BOOK 2003:


NOUVEAU COOL- %1ST--16 AWD 7.2 DAM--2YO WIN/STR-2-2
SIB EARNED--249K......THIS WOULD BE COSIDERED A PLAY
IN HANDS OF CAPABLE TRAINER........THIS IS JUST ONE PLAY
ANGLE........TURF,MUD AND ROUTE STRETCH OUTS CAN BE USED
WITH MAIDEN STATS.