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Originally Posted by stormbringer
.......another Question: I Have Been Looking Back At Some Of The Other People's Apv/class Numbers Some In The Don't Look Like The One From The Phase3 Program I'm Using. Could You Or Somebody The And I Hate To Say This Word "rules" To Doing Apv/class Numbers. It Was My Understanding That A Horse Need At Least 7 Starts?
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APV/CLASS numbers were simply an attempt to mine the earnings box for useful information. There were many different formulas used in the programs. You would probaly be hard pressed to find any two programs that used exactly the same formulas. All of them combined an average purse calculation, average earnings per start and some sort of win/in the money calculation in an attempt to tell you how well the horse has been running and in what sort of company.
The Schmidt article Ted mentioned is a very good background. The calculation can be skewed by slots income as it was by state bred programs, but the idea is that better horses follow the money and run more consistantly.
Seven races is good. I believe Schmidt mentioned six in the current year. Either way, you want as much data you can get on how the horse has been running recently. Its not a stand alone and is imperfect like any other single tool. Its another corrallary and you're the one who has to decide what its worth to you based on your own records. Some people believe in it very strongly and some don't use it at all.
Dick