Tuesday, February 07, 2006

It's Only a Matter of Time

I fought with myself about whether or not to write this. I have to be very careful how I word it. That being said, here we go.

Seldon and Eric Ledford. The "dynamic duo" taking the Meadowlands by storm. Let's view some statistics.

Eric Ledford (Driving):
Starts Wins Place Show Win% UDRS
169 34 26 14 20 .314
Seldon Ledford (Training)
Starts Wins Place Show Win% UDRS
68 23 10 8 34 .459

The above line troubles me. What trainer wins at a 34% clip. None a trainer has never finished a season with a 34% winning clip. Moreoever, Seldon Ledford is winning with horses who on paper appear dead lame (i.e. VodkaOnTheRocks, Mighty Mite Morgan). Furthermore, Ledford's win percentage from the detention barn is a bleak 2/12. I am not accusing Seldon Ledford of anything but I am very suspicious of these numbers, as anyone should be. And a UDRS of .459 is needless to say wow. I hope this is just a hot streak and he cools down to normal levels, if not, people will start asking questions, and Seldon, it's only a matter of time.