QUESTION FROM LONG-TIME CUSTOMER?

[high roller]

Handicapping Thoroughbred form just got easier with the new Form Ratings product from Thoro-Graph™, and you can find them only at equibase.com.

Thoro-Graph™ Form Ratings provide an easy to use evaluation of horses by creating a single rating for each horse. The ratings are based on Thoro-Graph™ Performance Figures, which take into account weight carried, ground loss, effect of wind on the final time, and track speed to provide an overall measure of ability shown by each horse in a race.

JERRY, AM I SUPPOSED TO BUY THIS THOROGRAPH PRODUCT FOR $20 OR YOURS FOR $25? ALSO WHY DO WE NEED TO FIND OUT ABOUT THIS THROUGH AN EMAIL FROM EQUIBASE?

[fkach]

I just got the same e-mail.

[NoCarolinaTony]

Can\'t blame the man for trying to make a few extra dollars. As I recall Jerry hinted about something a few weeks back but, it\'s kind of strange that we didn\'t know about it or was told about it directly simultaneously with the other announcement, or what the value/purpose of the product is all about by our \"supplier\". In my business you never like finding out from someone else that you\'re main supplier is also supplying your competitor, and never telling you about it.

NC Tony

[high roller]

i don\'t begrudge the guy making money, but is this a \"better figure\" how is it different, etc etc???

[TGAB]

JB is out of the office today. He can fill you in more about the marketing of Thoro-Graph Form Ratings offered by Equibase tomorrow. Let me say in the interim that TG Form Ratings are intended for the perhaps less sophisticated handicapper--one who doesn\'t have the time or inclination to look at individual sheets, patterns, form cycles, etc--one who just wants a quick assessment of how fast horses are in each race and how they stack up against each other.  We purposely inverted the scale making the higher numbers faster efforts and we adjusted for weight at time of entry to make Thoro-Graph Form Ratings easier to understand.

Thoro-Graph Form Ratings are intended for a different segment of the market. Make no mistake, however, Thoro-Graph Form Ratings are based on the same Thoro-Graph data you see on sheets, Thoro-Quick, or whatever data product you purchase.

[Lost Cause]

Have there been any follow-up posts about this?

[TGJB]

Alan\'s post on this string explains all.