kizolk
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Post by kizolk on Nov 10, 2024 18:44:48 GMT
I looked for the pun, and even explored the"per minute" lead, but couldn't find it.
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Post by kizolk on Nov 10, 2024 19:50:53 GMT
In other news, I got a new order. My mom wants a coat stand, my dad wants a shoe rack, a friend wants a wooden cartoon character, and another friend asked me for a box for his vinyl collection earlier today. Additionally, I'd like to make stuff for myself. At least my brother's bed should be finished tomorrow (I'll let it dry overnight from the second coat of hardwax oil I applied earlier today, and then give it a polish), so I'll be able to start something new soon.
If you'd told me 4 years ago that I'd go on to become the handy guy around I would have laughed at you. I wasn't really fertile ground for this kind of thing.
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Post by Etaoin Shrdlu on Nov 12, 2024 10:31:51 GMT
The fashion for joint trainers is playing havoc with my betting. To explain: horses who race have an official trainer, but obviously there are other people involved in the running of a stable of horses. Recently many trainers in the UK have taken to making their right-hand person/spouse/child a joint trainer, for what I imagine are a variety of reasons, none of which involve increasing the chances of the bookies. But I'm the sort of person who looks at the record of a trainer at a course, and if the trainer has recently added someone, the statistics for that partnership aren't very informative. What you want is the records of the person who had their name on the licence for however many years, as it's likely (though not of course guaranteed) that they will continue to have similar records of success or failure in the future. But these are no longer easily available.
Of course, those who do this sort of thing for a living undoubtedly keep their own records, and many have better memories than I have in any case. But with about 600 trainers and 59 tracks, it's not easy to remember trends.
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Post by Etaoin Shrdlu on Nov 12, 2024 10:42:21 GMT
This never happens in Ireland, which probably means it isn't allowed, or someone would have done it by now. But this has prompted me to look up something I found notable: Ireland has 7.6% of the population of the UK, but has almost half as many racecourses and almost as many trainers. Many of whom are virtually unknown to the average person who follows racing, because they have maybe one or two horses they train as a hobby.
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kizolk
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Post by kizolk on Nov 12, 2024 16:50:18 GMT
The fashion for joint trainers is playing havoc with my betting. To explain: horses who race have an official trainer, but obviously there are other people involved in the running of a stable of horses. Recently many trainers in the UK have taken to making their right-hand person/spouse/child a joint trainer, for what I imagine are a variety of reasons, none of which involve increasing the chances of the bookies. But I'm the sort of person who looks at the record of a trainer at a course, and if the trainer has recently added someone, the statistics for that partnership aren't very informative. What you want is the records of the person who had their name on the licence for however many years, as it's likely (though not of course guaranteed) that they will continue to have similar records of success or failure in the future. But these are no longer easily available. What would be the incentive for a trainer to hide their own records, as you seem to be suggesting they're doing? Do they bet themselves, or do they get rewarded when they win against the odds maybe? |
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Post by Etaoin Shrdlu on Nov 12, 2024 17:13:33 GMT
I'm not suggesting that. They do it for their own reasons -- maybe financial, maybe to give recognition. It's just unfortunate that it makes keeping track of how trainers do by any criterion harder.
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Post by kizolk on Nov 12, 2024 17:33:12 GMT
Too bad. It looked like a creative con.
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