"We utilize a unique data set collected on nurses’ strikes over the 1984 to 2004 period in New York State, and match these strikes to a restricted-use hospital discharge database which provides information on treatment intensity, patient mortality and hospital readmission.
"Controlling for...
In the jungle, the South African jungle, 3 lions sleep tonight ....
....coz in the morning, the early morning,
they have to catch a flight.
No win away, no win away, no win away, no win away!
What the devil's a Classified Stakes, as well?!
I've only ever thought about race types as Handicap, Stakes, Novices, Nurseries, Maidens ... without really looking into them.
Classified Stakes seems to be Stakes with a ratings limit, but in which a penalty is allotted to any horses over the...
This was published by the BHA in 2004 -- can anyone say if it is still accurate with respect to classes & rating bands?
The New Classification
Class 1 Heritage Handicaps of 0-105 and above...
and now the inevitable England ones
What's the difference between Cinderella and the England football team?
Cinderella got to the ball....
Osama bin Laden has just released a new TV message to prove he is still
alive. He said that the England Team performance on Saturday was...
I've checked some stats on the RP site -- they tend not to have that many runners early, but have shown a marked increase in strike rate from July onwards.
I suppose their preference for Classic types rather that sprinters might have something to do with it ...
Interesting that the climate...
I've just been reading Well-Handicapped Horses (Jon Gibby) and he's come up with some reasoning about Godolphin horses not doing well early season:
"In my opinion Godolphin horses have a tendency to underperform in the first half of the season & I put that down to the yard's habit of wintering...
Thank, you, Krizon.
One does one's best. Circumstances are difficult at times, though.
I'm sure we all find that.
Amazing that people have the strength to go on promoting their somewhat forthright views. Must be in the breeding, do you think?
Not so much of the Arab, more Barb -- have I...
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