CP asked what determines who goes out as fav....Talk thats what....when the clowns on the radio say this horse is the best and this horse is our selection and the other clowns in the peper all have it selected then the guy at the tab staters saying i was told about this good thing today that what makes them fav........but as you see not all fav should be fav and when you do you own form your own way and you cpme up with a different fav....are you right or wrong...at the end of the race is when you know.....and about computers makeing life easier well 20 years ago we didn't have to contend with 12 horse meeting on a saturday in every 2 horse town in the country....i still stick to to city tracks i don't even look elsewhere....i always say limit your races to make the best use of your money....u will never win backing in every race