[Mitch44]

I'm a firm believer in what the Doc and Jim "The Hat" Bradshaw taught and expressed at seminars which was ""use what you have" Everything has its flaws. PERIOD!!!!

I'm not a profound user of Trakus and never said that. However I did use it to eliminate a Dubai winning 2 yr. old that won a race the same day as Cailf. Chrome. The comparison Hcp. allowed me to get a fix on the horse (by deducing beaten lengths for the age difference and time of the year and comparing the distance of the 2 yr. old to the same distance of internal fractions of Chrome). Not only did I toss him for the Ky.Derby but also for another Triple Crown race. Yea I know projecting is dangerous but you can't argue with success. We also project with RDSS for distances and cutbacks in distances.

I'm well aware of the flawed timing of races in this game and I'm not naïve. Actually considering the number of races ran this is minimal and a acceptable part of the game. Many missed timed races are a result of a legit reasoning. Once again one must use what we have. Sartin has know this for years along with beaten lengths being inaccurate however it has had little effect on success. Mistakes and not following consistent procedures are the real killers to success.

One can argue or find flaws with anything and if they truly believe it than why even play the game. Myself this stuff has no effect on my game and I'm using the same stuff that many others reply on for information whether time, beaten lengths etc. I'm on an even playing field with everyone else except what I develop on my own etc. For anyone that's
overly concerned with this stuff they should quit because psychology it'll have an detrimental effect on their game.

Mitch44