Using a database to calculate figs

[Alan Wight]

Is anyone who uses a database program to convert race times into speed and pace figures willing to share all or part of the code or general method?

Thanks.

[Dave Schwartz]

Alan,

I don't know if this will help with what you are looking for but it does explain how we build par times.

http://www.horsestreet.com/products/pars/2005Pars/index.html


Regards,
Dave Schwartz

[douglasw32]

Get microsoft access, it works like a charm for this, and is very easy to learn.
If you have access I can send a sample DB to do things.

P.S. working more in VB6 right now but access worked great for years!

[kenwoodallpromos]

Are you finding any tracks with par times way off from years past? For example, I'm thinking Emerald Downs would be much faster and GGF maybe a little slower.

[kenwoodallpromos]

Are you finding any tracks with par times way off from years past? For example, I'm thinking Emerald Downs would be much faster and GGF maybe a little slower.
How has BM and Hollywood turf compared recently? Thanks!

[Snow Chief]

How exactly do you use Access in this situation. is there a way you can have them calculate the figures or do you just use it for storage of the figures once you have calculated them. can you do both?

[46zilzal]

gritty little guy Snow Chief...I have his Preakness win photo

[douglasw32]

Not sure about the whole par time thing, but any information in the drf can be sorted/crunched/printed/added to/subtracted from etc etc etc etc all day long in any way you want, and formatted to be printed in a report that can be as simple or complex as you want using access.

Yes on storage, yes on calculations.

[Snow Chief]

Is there a way to get the data from DRF to access (besides manually)?

[douglasw32]

many ways... the easiest and most documented is on the bris website for free.
http://www.brisnet.com/library/software/infotran.exe

[Snow Chief]

thanks, what do application do i need to run it on though?

[Tom]

many ways... the easiest and most documented is on the bris website for free.
http://www.brisnet.com/library/software/infotran.exe

definately a good program - easy to use.
See my post in Software Thread - two go-along programs make it even easer to use. I have unzipped 50 files at once and joined all 50 into one big boy - than ran InfoTran only once - BIG time saver.

[46zilzal]

I love reductionisits..hope this thread creates MORE of you

[Tom]

Not me.....those damned reductionists are taking too much a cut of the pools as it is!