From Jay Hovdey\'s DRF article about process of grading stakes:
The fourth leg of data is comprised of Timeform-style performance ratings (NARC Rates). Numbers gleaned from the Thoro-Graph handicapping figures also are considered. Again, the site feels compelled to equivocate:
" ... the Committee recognizes that NARC Rates are wholly dependent on the fallible methods and art of a small group of racing professionals."
http://www.drf.com/news/hovdey-three-grade-1-races-caught-catch-22
BitPlayer Wrote:
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> From Jay Hovdey\'s DRF article about process of
> grading stakes:
>
> The fourth leg of data is comprised of
> Timeform-style performance ratings (NARC Rates).
> Numbers gleaned from the Thoro-Graph handicapping
> figures also are considered. Again, the site feels
> compelled to equivocate:
>
> " ... the Committee recognizes that NARC Rates are
> wholly dependent on the fallible methods and art
> of a small group of racing professionals."
>
> http://www.drf.com/news/hovdey-three-grade-1-races
> -caught-catch-22
Damn sight better than the eminently \"fallible method\" of flying by the seat of your pants.