Ragozin Belmont Stakes Numbers

[JAKE]

FYI
Len posted the Final figures today.
RAGS TO RICHES        3  
CURLIN                4
TIAGO                 7
HARD SPUN             7
C P WEST             11  
IMAWILDANDCRAZYGUY   12\"  
SLEW\'S TIZZY       ~ 14\"

[Silver Charm]

Interesting.

A new Top for Rags to Riches.

The only one who disagrees with TG, Beyer and Ragozin is Chuckles the Clown.........

[TGJB]

On the relative scale, they did the race a point slower than we did. Given that they had the BG and both previous TC races significantly off and they had to work off those figures for this one, that\'s actually not bad.

The real questions are:

What took them so long to do/post the figures? NINE DAYS?

What caused the internal error on Tiago? Could be beaten lengths or ground loss, but the figure is off by a full point relative to the others, and that\'s 2 1/2 lengths at the distance. Since Curlin was inside and RTR outside and they match up with each other the same as on ours, the error must be with Tiago.

[Chuckles_the_Clown2]

I agree with Jerry, Why Nine Days?

LenRags got it wrong too, but not by as much.

Another thing I\'m certain of considering their methodology is that LenRags can\'t possibly come up with the number they assigned on a full card application. They busted the race loose. The only reason to bust the race loose with their methodology is a belief that the one and two turn races had divergent energy dissipating forces.

The obvious problem is they only have one race to gauge those forces at two turns. Once again it is pure guess for them and they have set themselves up to fail as well.

The Bad Apple Syndrome before our eyes.

Silver Charm Wrote:
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> Interesting.
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> A new Top for Rags to Riches.
>
> The only one who disagrees with TG, Beyer and
> Ragozin is Chuckles the Clown.........