FenceBored
02-03-2012, 09:26 AM
Let's say you want look at Mike Smith's performance over his career. You first visit Equibase where (putting in Smith for jockey's name) you see a Mike E. Smith and a Mike X. Smith. Okay, fine. You want Mike E., no sweat. Next, you decide you want more detail than this, so it's off to Equineline for one or more 'Jockey Summarys with all years.'
Last Name: Smith
First Initial: M
Resulting choices?
SMITH L M
SMITH M
SMITH M C
SMITH M.
SMITH M.
SMITH M.
SMITH M.
SMITH M.
SMITH M. D.
SMITH M. J. J.
SMITH MADELEINE
SMITH MARK
SMITH MARTIN
SMITH MARTIN
SMITH MATTHEW
SMITH MIKE E.
SMITH MIKE E.
SMITH MIKE X.
SMITH-LESTER MARK
SMITH-LESTER MARK
Okay, you can exclude (1), (3), (9)-(15), and (18)-(20). And the (2) "Smith M " only has 1979 as an active year (before our Mike Smith started riding), therefore it can be thrown out. But, which (if any) of those five "Smith M." entries do you need to include to be sure of getting everything for Hall of Famer Mike Smith, and only him (and match the totals Equibase gives)?
And at $7 a report, how much would you feel like mucking around and trying to figure it out?
Clearly the folks at Equibase have made their decisions to provide the stats on the jockey's page there. And yes, I'm aware of the multiple records on Equibase, especially for female jockeys who've gotten married and/or divorced, but Equibase is still a lot better than the Equineline setup, in this regard.
Last Name: Smith
First Initial: M
Resulting choices?
SMITH L M
SMITH M
SMITH M C
SMITH M.
SMITH M.
SMITH M.
SMITH M.
SMITH M.
SMITH M. D.
SMITH M. J. J.
SMITH MADELEINE
SMITH MARK
SMITH MARTIN
SMITH MARTIN
SMITH MATTHEW
SMITH MIKE E.
SMITH MIKE E.
SMITH MIKE X.
SMITH-LESTER MARK
SMITH-LESTER MARK
Okay, you can exclude (1), (3), (9)-(15), and (18)-(20). And the (2) "Smith M " only has 1979 as an active year (before our Mike Smith started riding), therefore it can be thrown out. But, which (if any) of those five "Smith M." entries do you need to include to be sure of getting everything for Hall of Famer Mike Smith, and only him (and match the totals Equibase gives)?
And at $7 a report, how much would you feel like mucking around and trying to figure it out?
Clearly the folks at Equibase have made their decisions to provide the stats on the jockey's page there. And yes, I'm aware of the multiple records on Equibase, especially for female jockeys who've gotten married and/or divorced, but Equibase is still a lot better than the Equineline setup, in this regard.