Merci beaucoup to TG for figures that pointed, at least for me, to a big race for Kickin Kris. Being here in Switzerland, and able to go to the local PMU cafe (French off-track)to wager on the race (just before midnight), this was one of the few US races I have been able to see, much less bet on. And having a separate pool was quite nice, as he went off at 22-1. The lack of good information here contributed, I am sure, as the most popular handicapping paper only publishes the last three lines for each horse.
The excellent performances of the Euro horses was a little puzzling, though a case could bê made for each. The one factor in common, though, was that the ones that did well were all first time Lasix. So I was going to ask if TG had the stat percentages for first time Lasix, and then realized that it was already on the regular ROTW page. Unbelievable (incroyable!!--45% of first time Lasix users run a new top!). Definitely a bit of handicapping knowledge to save for another day, one that I had not paid enough attention to.
Again- thanks for the numbers. The 22-1 was nice, but not all is so great here in Europe-there is a whopping 35% automatic witholding tax on any wins over 25-1. Kind of puts a damper on exotics betting.
Kingfisher
Kingficher-- explain about that witholding in Europe-- they didn\'t hit me at Ascot. Where does it apply?