5th February 2008, 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by AngryPixie
Yes your right although I'd give more credit to the trainer influencing the odds than the jockey. The jockey can win or lose it for you once the race has started, but the trainer can win or lose it before the horse even gets to the track. It's really about putting the right horse in the right race. A colleague of mine has a share of a smart 3yo filly that stormed home to win by 5 or 6 lengths at Flemington on Cup Day. That filly was nominated for two or three races before finding the right one. You could probably have put any of a dozen riders on her for the same result. When you see a late riding change you generally don't see a corresponding change in the odds.
My question was largely rhetorical but all things being equal I'd put my money on the rider who has shown the advantage (Rider B) over the one who's only met expectation (Rider A).
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Where can I find trainer stats broken down by s/r at a tracks? I was using racenet to get the same for jockey's but they don't offer the same for trainers.
Could only find this http://www.racenet.com.au/HotTrainers.asp and it appears a lower strike rate is better? I think the s/r column is how many outs before a winner? There is the jockey/trainer combo on that site, too but still doesn't break it down for track or have all trainers ;(.
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