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Lt1 · 01-19-2026, 11:45 PM

Hi Mac welcome aboard. I was friends with Rich Mathie for over 30 yrs and worked daily with him over the last 5 yrs before his passing. In choosing horses ranked in the top 5 of either PL or BPP you will have the winner in that group 90% of the time. This figure has stood the test of time and I can attest to that. Rich also had a key horse system which was any horse that ranked 1-1,1-2,2,1 in either VDC & CSR, or PL &BPP was a key horse. In your example both the 8 &4 are key horses. Richie gave more weight to the PL/BPP side therefore the 4 would be the #1 key and the 8 2nd. Hope this helps youTim

01-19-2026, 11:45 PM	#4
Lt1 Grade 1 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Valley Stream NY Posts: 11,464	Hi Mac welcome aboard. I was friends with Rich Mathie for over 30 yrs and worked daily with him over the last 5 yrs before his passing. In choosing horses ranked in the top 5 of either PL or BPP you will have the winner in that group 90% of the time. This figure has stood the test of time and I can attest to that. Rich also had a key horse system which was any horse that ranked 1-1,1-2,2,1 in either VDC & CSR, or PL &BPP was a key horse. In your example both the 8 &4 are key horses. Richie gave more weight to the PL/BPP side therefore the 4 would be the #1 key and the 8 2nd. Hope this helps youTim __________________ Trust but verify