Interesting post, JB, about Arezi.  My friend uses Rags, and I noticed the same thing.  But in comparing sheets, one could just as easily pick out e.g.\'s where your numbers seem absurd.  Like the idea that Dynever went forward in the Pa Derby off the W Va Derby.  I mean, he loses a neck in 1:46 and change to a horse who comes back and runs within a length of one of the top 3 year olds in the country; then gets beat a country mile in Pa race.  Beyers say he went back 30 pts, Rags say he bounced 6 pts; you say he went FORWARD!

Everyone blows numbers.  The q over long haul is whose are more accurate.  I tend to think yours are and that\'s why I use them.

But if you\'re going to raise the issue, let\'s do it fairly.  Compare each of the BC races and see who comes up stronger.  For e.g., since you brought up Distaff, I\'d say Take Charge Lady would be an interesting test case -- looks like a very live play on TG, a complete throwout on Rags who hasn\'t gotten back to her 3 year old top.  In contrast, Elloluv looks pretty good on Rags, not much on TG.  We could do this race by race if you want.  Then we\'d have something to really talk about