TGJB: TimeForm does not use class, AP\'s figures weren\'t mediocre before his last. See Archives this site.

Chas04: Bob Baffert? He was Jesus, now he\'s from a diff planet I guess. Can\'t wait to see the home team defend him again. Same ole. I feel sick. This is disgusting. Thoro has his back tho....

TGJB: What does that mean, exactly?

Rich Curtis: What are you trying to do? Put message boards out of business?

Rich Curtis: Before the race, \"class\" is used as a lazy substitute for the real reasons why the handicapper likes a certain horse.

After the race, no matter who the winner is, \"class\" is used to explain why the winner won.

It\'s a rigged verbal game, rigged entirely in favor of class. That is what makes it so telling that class handicapping has lost so much of its popularity over the years.