[Mitch44]

In a recent post I mentioned about players becoming figure blind and horses should be evaluated. Evaluated to todays conditions, equipment changes, claims medication changes etc. Anything that could effect its performance for improvement or decline. Shame on those who don't and keep it up as we need your money.

In this particular race I did exactly that and determined this was a dangerous ugly race that was fraught with unknown factors. My evaluation of the winner was he had suspicious layoffs, declining speed ratings, ran in this type race several times and was at best inconsistent at this level. Horses don't get laid up for long periods without having serious problems. Some come back and overcome it and some don't. These type of horses are like FTS in that their form, soundness etc. belong to the connections. I was actually looking for a closer and went with the 5 & 7.When you don't feel you made a mistake you move on and if you did then take the lesson.

These forums are great to learn from and much can be learned here. Much more can be learned by participating and doing your own post mortems. Then you'll learn much more and are forced by reality prior to the result to expose your weaknesses, which just isn't the same as after the fact. Get aboard Bill V's train to higher learning. No one is too good not to participate.

Mitch44