has anyone used f.a.s.t. sheets?

[MarkH45]

hey everyone, new to this board, I was just wondering if anyone has experience using f.a.s.t. sheets offered by trackmaster. How useful and accurate are they? Thanks!

[Tom Barrister]

They offer ratings in five categories, along with some rudimentary analysis of the race. If you're asking if the sheets can be used profitably, I highly doubt it. One pitfall of a service or program which produces multiple ratings is that the winner of the race will often be top ranked in at least one of the ratings. The problem is that there will often be three or four horses picked by the various ratings, including most of the favorites. It's easy to fool oneself into believing that one can pick the "hot" or relevant rating for upcoming races, based on backfitting the results of recent races. Such might be useful for a last-minute recreational trip to the track if you don't have the time or inclination to handicap, but they aren't for serious use, in my opinion.

[skate]

great point, ditto with that Tom.


also, ditto ,ditto ,ditto.