PUNTZ found something that MAY be useful. Email me for details.

Dear Puntz;
Re punting stats.

Check out http://www.geocities.com/puntersnotebook/

They can emial you any racing stats based answer on any racing question asked , like the ones you have.

Excellent information once again privateer.

Keep up the good work.

Privateer have you done any stats on the number of runs a horse has had and how it relates to winners.I have read of punters only backing horses with between 10 and 30 starts only. They feel that lees than 10 horses improvement is hard to predict and after 30 they can become to smart to run well. Get bad habits so to speak.

Bartman

Bartman

No, It's never actually occurred to me to run those stats and think it would be a fairly difficult task.

I honestly believe that this falls into the "trivial information" category. I'm sure the horses don't know how many starts they have had. I can picture a horse making chalk marks on its stable door. When it gets to 30 it says "well, that's it for me, I ain't trying!"

Seriously, the number of starts a horse has had is no real guide to its chances in a race.

Privateer