Horse racing parameters- some controversies-some opinions
Horseracing is a complex game, where homo sapiens and thoroughbreds try to prove and disprove each other wrong!
A thoroughbred is an animal and though a homo sapiens is also one, with a difference that only homo sapiens can program, control, manipulate the behavior, performance and the final result of a race in which a thoroughbred participates. But while a thoroughbred is a genuine specimen of his breed, a homo sapiens may not be - normally speaking – because he has not been subjected to selective breeding and some inbreeding communities have dwindling population growth .
Over a period of time many theories, based on experience and observations have been put forward by racing experts about breeding, pedigree, performance, weight, quantification of win/loss by certain distance ,current form, etc.-different and innumerable parameters to find a winner.
I'll write a series of short articles, supported by examples from Indian racing, to explain some of these points - which many punters fail to understand or take into account for their analysis. These articles will be posted at regular intervals under the above heading.
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