Excellent - Very Good - Good - Fair - Poor.
Seems fairly straightforward, doesn't it?
Even if you don't own the game, you can still see the Horse Racing Fantasy (HRF) Speed and Endurance ratings for each horse in the Past Performance spreadsheet updated by our friend Amanda from Bally Doyle.
Nothing is better than a horse with Excellent speed, right? Except when it actually translates to really slow on the track. It happens quite often.
Those horses with Very Good stamina are nice to have for those 10-16 furlong races. Except when they can't make it past 7 furlongs. Again, fairly commonplace.
Promised Land of Stonewall Stables, who by the way is currently available in the forum as a broodmare for the highest bidder, was one of the premier 16 furlong horses in this game. Two miles was her best distance. It was virtually the only distance she ran. What was her HRF Endurance rating? Poor. Rather odd, wouldn't you say?
Madame de Francais from FDL Lodge was one of the best racing mares in PF history. Speed and endurance; the total package. Her HRF Speed and Endurance ratings? Good, Good. Makes her sound run-of-the-mill rather than the superstar she truly was.
The point is, you can look at the HRF Speed and Endurance ratings and think the horse looks extraordinary, average, or terrible. But sometimes you are looking at a mirage. And sometimes you're not.
Making buy and sell decisions on anything less than race results can be very risky. The best place to determine the worth of a horse is on the track.
Speed and Endurance ratings aren't completely worthless. Neither are AR's. You just have to learn to accept the fact that things are not always black and white when appraising the potential of a horse.
There is alot of grey in there too.
Seems fairly straightforward, doesn't it?
Even if you don't own the game, you can still see the Horse Racing Fantasy (HRF) Speed and Endurance ratings for each horse in the Past Performance spreadsheet updated by our friend Amanda from Bally Doyle.
Nothing is better than a horse with Excellent speed, right? Except when it actually translates to really slow on the track. It happens quite often.
Those horses with Very Good stamina are nice to have for those 10-16 furlong races. Except when they can't make it past 7 furlongs. Again, fairly commonplace.
Promised Land of Stonewall Stables, who by the way is currently available in the forum as a broodmare for the highest bidder, was one of the premier 16 furlong horses in this game. Two miles was her best distance. It was virtually the only distance she ran. What was her HRF Endurance rating? Poor. Rather odd, wouldn't you say?
Madame de Francais from FDL Lodge was one of the best racing mares in PF history. Speed and endurance; the total package. Her HRF Speed and Endurance ratings? Good, Good. Makes her sound run-of-the-mill rather than the superstar she truly was.
The point is, you can look at the HRF Speed and Endurance ratings and think the horse looks extraordinary, average, or terrible. But sometimes you are looking at a mirage. And sometimes you're not.
Making buy and sell decisions on anything less than race results can be very risky. The best place to determine the worth of a horse is on the track.
Speed and Endurance ratings aren't completely worthless. Neither are AR's. You just have to learn to accept the fact that things are not always black and white when appraising the potential of a horse.
There is alot of grey in there too.
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