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Originally Posted by GatetoWire
Good post CJ.
I think this illustrates how important linking Speed Figures, Pace Figures and Trip Handicapping is when it comes to evaluating races.
This is especially the case in turf races. The slightest bit for difficulty (wide trip, waiting for a hole, not ideal pace setup etc) can virtually eliminate a horse from hitting the board in a turf race.
Figures are fantastic tools but they only tell a piece of what happened and they need to be used with good trip notes and charts to get the full picture.
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Yep, definitely true. I always laugh when people label guys on this board as "figure guys", like we are blindly betting numbers. I'd be living under a bridge by now if I did that.
Hopefully the latest chart I posted adds some value too. There is always new stuff to learn in this game, and old "truths" that can be challenged.
