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Old 08-25-2010, 11:14 AM   #1
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Power Ratings for All Active T-breds

Horse Racing Nation posted the first weekly snapshot of Horse Racing Nation's Active Power Rankings for Tuesday, August 24.
http://www.horseracingnation.com/new...st_24_2010_123
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Old 08-25-2010, 11:20 AM   #2
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Horse Racing Nation posted the first weekly snapshot of Horse Racing Nation's Active Power Rankings for Tuesday, August 24.
http://www.horseracingnation.com/new...st_24_2010_123

These guys have a VERY VERY accurate system for measuring a Thoroughbred's ability.

Take a look at how they have Musket Man ranked # 48 on the list.

Power ratings my ass.
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Old 08-25-2010, 12:03 PM   #3
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2yo?

They have a 2yo ranked ahead of Gio Ponti, interesting.
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Old 08-25-2010, 12:53 PM   #4
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These guys have a VERY VERY accurate system for measuring a Thoroughbred's ability.

Power ratings my ass.
I visit there a lot and it is another "pretty horsey" site
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Old 08-25-2010, 01:03 PM   #5
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That's not the way I'd rank them...IMO, just someone's opinion.
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Old 08-25-2010, 08:58 PM   #6
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They are however, very prominent advertisers of FULL CARD REPORTS...I wonder if that's why Xfile keeps pimping them here...could be a reason...I don't know...just saying...

Now he's going to call me a hater...

PS. You're going to end up making me hate one of my favorite TV shows of all time if you keep this up...
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Old 08-25-2010, 09:03 PM   #7
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Now he's going to call me a hater...
When there's no other defense ...
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Old 08-25-2010, 09:09 PM   #8
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Looks catchy to the novice.......

Those power ratings look like an exercise in futility........
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Old 08-25-2010, 09:09 PM   #9
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How can you call them power rankings when is is a beauty contest?

"All of the rankings are determined by Horse Racing Nation visitors, who can rate each horse 1 through 10 stars each week".

Either I am missing something (wouldn't be the first time) or this is a total crock.
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Old 08-25-2010, 09:15 PM   #10
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You're going to end up making me hate one of my favorite TV shows of all time if you keep this up...
Hey!

I knew that you and I would eventually agree on something.

That was some show...
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Old 08-25-2010, 11:02 PM   #11
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How can you call them power rankings when is is a beauty contest?

"All of the rankings are determined by Horse Racing Nation visitors, who can rate each horse 1 through 10 stars each week".

Either I am missing something (wouldn't be the first time) or this is a total crock.
They call them power ranking when in fact they are popularity rankings. So no you're not missing anything and yes they are a total crock.
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Old 08-26-2010, 12:33 AM   #12
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Looks just as accurate as American Idol voting to me!

All of the rankings are determined by Horse Racing Nation visitors, who can rate each horse 1 through 10 stars each week.
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It's no worse than the NCAA football or basketball rankings.
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Old 08-26-2010, 01:56 AM   #14
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They probably just did this to rile up Rachel fans so that they will register for the site and vote
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Old 08-26-2010, 08:42 AM   #15
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The marketing guy in me says "Any attention is good attention"....lol
Keep the thread active and at the top fellas. Thanks for being "real". I do appreciate that even though you know what I am doing....lol
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