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SUMMARY
How to understand the kilos games
MEASURE THOSE WEIGHT FACTORS
In this article, provided by the respected UK website Flatstats (www.flatstats.co.uk), some pertinent points are made about the effects of weight on racehorses. The article refers to British racing but can be related strongly to Australian/NZ racing. PPM's Richard Hartley Jnr offers some comments on the article as well.
Do you believe that weight is an effective tool for controlling the performance of a horse? Do you think a horse going up 10lb (5kg) in the weights has less chance today than last time?
Weight is one of the great racing conundrums. How can a few kilos extra on the back of a 1000lb (500kg) thoroughbred influence its performance?
SUMMARY
Ynez Ybarbo's research wins Aussie praise
SOLVING THE WEIGHT RIDDLE
It was very refreshing to read Ynez Ybarbo's two articles in the July and August issues of Practical Punting Monthly. Early in her first article, Ynez mentions Andrew Beyer, one of the gurus of US racing, and the fact that his methods do not work particularly well on turf racing.
In his excellent book Beyer On Speed, Beyer writes about the time he spent in Australia, firstly in 1988 and then for a longer period of about four months in 1990 / 91.
SUMMARY
More revelations from our 10-year stats research
WEIGHT MOVES RAISE QUERIES (Part 2)
In this article, freelance writer Ynez Ybarbo completes her special two-part report, with some very surprising conclusions.
Of course, the better horses usually carry the higher weights, and one would expect the better horses to clock the faster times, but nevertheless the higher weights carried by these animals were supposed to be a penalty, and we had expected the higher weights to even things out.
SUMMARY
10-Year statistical study casts new light on form factor
HOW MUCH DOES WEIGHT COUNT? (Part 1)
I have been involved in horseracing, in one form or another, for many years. In my early twenties, while working as a newspaper reporter based in London, England, I had a friend who was a dyed-in-the-wool gambler.
It wasn't long before I was learning the art of reading form in the Sporting Life and placing bets in one of the numerous betting shops in that country. Like all newcomers to the sport, the obvious form was what I followed, and of course it was not too long before I realised that I needed to learn a lot more and bet, at least in the meantime, a lot less.
SUMMARY
New angle on weight
KILOS CLUES!
Racing and betting is all about 'the angle', right? We're all looking for a new angle on an old theme? Too right
Sometimes we think we've found THE angle, but time takes its toll and the angle that produced so many winners over 3 months then goes on and produces twice as many losers over 6 months!
