Sam Houston Park - Bias Help

[ThoroughbredPhotos]

Does anyone know of any significant bias at Sam Houston ?
For some reason I do fairly well when playing this track and was hoping to get some solid information, if it is available, to help continue some of the positive earnings I have been getting at this track.

Thanks.

Mike
www.thoroughbredphotos.net

[jeebus1083]

Are you playing tonight?

[ThoroughbredPhotos]

The wife got me hooked on the show "24" when it first came out...It was two hours tonight...What did I miss ?

[ThoroughbredPhotos]

What a night to skip...Were you able to get any positive returns?

[PurplePower]

TBPhoto,
The surface at Sam Houston is unique in fact that it is 11 inches of Brazos River Sand (actually is dredged from the Brazos River and just a small amount of topsoil, clay or loam is mixed with it to make sure it is uniform) that is 93-94% sand with an even mixture of clay and loam making up the balance. Most surfaces are a 4 inch sandy cushion on top of a 7 inch sub cushion base that is about 87% sand and more clay. The Brazos River Sand surface is a fair surface for the most part that generally favors runners that have a style that puts them within 3-4 lengths of the lead by the quarter pole. I have seen it have a couple of weeks of inside front speed bias and a week of stone closer bias, but that type of bias usually doesn't last more than a day or two - hard to call it a true "bias". A long dry spell will create seems to favor off-pace closers and a hard rain after such a dry spell will favor closers early on the night and then front runners as the night wears on. Very cold weather like this weekend seems to favor early speed, but a speed dual will set up come from behind types if the closers are capable. Not much help I know, but I have been here for 10 years and can say that there has not been a consistent bias for an extended period of time.

[46zilzal]

Nice course..... too bad the locals don't support their race course

[PaceAdvantage]

46,

You are a bit of a negative soul, aren't you?

[46zilzal]

46,
You are a bit of a negative soul, aren't you?

MY friends IN Houston tell me that this beautiful facility is NOT embraced by the locals...that is fact, not positve nor negative.

[PaceAdvantage]

Are you talking strictly about low attendance numbers? You could probably say the same for almost every track in the country on most "regular" days.

[ThoroughbredPhotos]

Thanks, that was some great information. I really appreciate the track surface background...Helps me understand the track a lot better.

[Jeff P]

FWIW, the few days I've played there this year, this is what I have in the way of a track profile:


Data Window Settings:
999 Divisor
Dirt (All*) SPRINTS (From Index File: F:\2005\Q1_2005\pl_profile.txt)
Track: HOU

Data Summary Win Place Show
Mutuel Totals 254.60 313.20 257.20
Bet -406.00 -406.00 -406.00
Gain -151.40 -92.80 -148.80

Wins 20 42 60
Plays 203 203 203
PCT .0985 .2069 .2956

ROI 0.6271 0.7714 0.6335
Avg Mut 12.73 7.46 4.29


By: Running Style

Running Style Gain Bet Roi Wins Plays Pct
0 0.00 0.00 0.0000 0 0 .0000 Missing
1 -75.60 124.00 0.3903 6 62 .0968 E
2 5.40 84.00 1.0643 8 42 .1905 EP
3 -17.80 64.00 0.7219 5 32 .1563 P
4 -32.00 32.00 0.0000 0 16 .0000 S
5 -31.40 102.00 0.6922 1 51 .0196 NA


By: Rail Position

Rail Pos Gain Bet Roi Wins Plays Pct
1 19.20 40.00 1.4800 5 20 .2500
2 -33.80 40.00 0.1550 1 20 .0500
3 -12.40 40.00 0.6900 3 20 .1500
4 -29.80 40.00 0.2550 1 20 .0500
5 41.40 36.00 2.1500 2 18 .1111
6 -22.20 40.00 0.4450 2 20 .1000
7 -7.60 36.00 0.7889 2 18 .1111
8 -19.60 32.00 0.3875 2 16 .1250
9 -20.20 30.00 0.3267 1 15 .0667
10 -24.00 24.00 0.0000 0 12 .0000
11 -24.00 24.00 0.0000 0 12 .0000
12 -18.40 24.00 0.2333 1 12 .0833



Data Window Settings:
999 Divisor
Dirt (All*) ROUTES (From Index File: F:\2005\Q1_2005\pl_profile.txt)
Track: HOU

Data Summary Win Place Show
Mutuel Totals 146.40 166.60 168.80
Bet -278.00 -278.00 -278.00
Gain -131.60 -111.40 -109.20

Wins 13 26 39
Plays 139 139 139
PCT .0935 .1871 .2806

ROI 0.5266 0.5993 0.6072
Avg Mut 11.26 6.41 4.33



By: Running Style

Running Style Gain Bet Roi Wins Plays Pct
0 0.00 0.00 0.0000 0 0 .0000 Missing
1 -44.00 50.00 0.1200 1 25 .0400 E
2 -29.20 66.00 0.5576 5 33 .1515 EP
3 10.40 34.00 1.3059 4 17 .2353 P
4 -33.60 68.00 0.5059 2 34 .0588 S
5 -35.20 60.00 0.4133 1 30 .0333 NA

By: Rail Position

Rail Pos Gain Bet Roi Wins Plays Pct
1 -5.80 26.00 0.7769 2 13 .1538
2 -26.00 26.00 0.0000 0 13 .0000
3 2.60 24.00 1.1083 2 12 .1667
4 -18.80 26.00 0.2769 1 13 .0769
5 -26.00 26.00 0.0000 0 13 .0000
6 -20.00 26.00 0.2308 1 13 .0769
7 -26.00 26.00 0.0000 0 13 .0000
8 3.60 26.00 1.1385 4 13 .3077
9 0.80 24.00 1.0333 1 12 .0833
10 5.60 18.00 1.3111 1 9 .1111
11 -7.60 16.00 0.5250 1 8 .1250
12 -14.00 14.00 0.0000 0 7 .0000




From the above, I'd say you might want to consider Early Pressers on the rail in dirt sprints and Pressers for dirt routes.