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Forum: General Handicapping Discussion 05-16-2024, 09:49 PM
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Posted By Gekish
Just athought

I am 87 years old. I have met a lot pigs like you.
Forum: General Handicapping Discussion 05-15-2024, 07:50 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 8,003
Posted By Gekish
Racing Luck

In Chess and Go there is no outside influence called racing luck. Like the jockey finds out before the race, that his wife is cheating on him with the ugliest groom on the track.:confused:
Forum: General Handicapping Discussion 05-11-2024, 04:59 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 8,003
Posted By Gekish
Racing Luck

Good handicapping or a good program can give you a good estimate of a horse's chances, theoretically. What happens during the race is another story altogether.
Forum: General Handicapping Discussion 05-10-2024, 05:09 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 8,003
Posted By Gekish
A.I.

I have been handicapping for 70+ years. Here are some lessons for A.I. to solve. Bumped at the gate, on the turns. Locked in at the inside during the strech run. Carried wide on the last turn....
Forum: Handicapping Library 04-04-2023, 04:10 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,022
Posted By Gekish
The Crowd

More than 40 years ago Fabricand in his book proved that up to 8-1 the crowd was accurate in predicting the chances of a horse. At higher odds they progressively overestimated their chance. A horse...
Forum: General Handicapping Discussion 03-06-2023, 01:39 PM
Replies: 180
Views: 23,094
Posted By Gekish
Data

How do you get the data or is it a trade secret ?
Forum: General Handicapping Discussion 03-05-2023, 02:03 PM
Replies: 180
Views: 23,094
Posted By Gekish
Twinspires

I am a Twinspires customer since they too over Youbet. At least 20 years. You can not get the tote or exotic board into Excel.
Forum: General Handicapping Discussion 02-26-2023, 10:22 PM
Replies: 180
Views: 23,094
Posted By Gekish
Truth

Andy Beyer said a few years ago.
"Years ago the sharks were playing against the fishes, now the sharks are playing against the sharks."

Back in those good old days big fields. No off track or...
Forum: General Handicapping Discussion 02-26-2023, 05:00 PM
Replies: 180
Views: 23,094
Posted By Gekish
Odds

1. Accuracy of the win odds
2. The odds set by the crowd, despite the vast differences among the
betting styles, are actually very accurate; on average the chance that
a given horse will win a...
Forum: General Handicapping Discussion 10-29-2022, 04:49 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 8,541
Posted By Gekish
I know

"A" horse true odds x true odds of horse "B" (figuring with horse A removed and refiguring the the odds of horse B in the "new race" ). To lazy to give an example today.
Forum: General Handicapping Discussion 08-31-2022, 02:44 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,345
Posted By Gekish
EXCEL Query

I tried with Twinspires and TVG. Just can not connect. Like I said I use Twin to bet. I tried it with a stock quote page, it worked ok. May be I'll go ATR way. Any way the program does what I wanted...
Forum: General Handicapping Discussion 08-30-2022, 04:09 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,345
Posted By Gekish
Excel Query

Thanks very interesting. Looks like long learning curve.
Forum: General Handicapping Discussion 08-29-2022, 03:18 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,345
Posted By Gekish
EXCEL Query

Trying to get live odds into Excel from Twinspires, but "get data from web" command does not connect to website. I am using Twinspires too bet.
Forum: General Handicapping Discussion 07-14-2022, 01:08 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 7,037
Posted By Gekish
Where are the fishes ?

Being 85 years old. I have been attending the races since childhood with my father and betting since I was a teenager. Back when horseracing was basically the only game in town there was a lot of...
Forum: General Handicapping Discussion 07-11-2022, 02:23 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 7,037
Posted By Gekish
The public and odds

Up to 8-1 the public correctly identifies a horse's chances to win. After that they start overestimating the chances. Higher the odds more the overestimation. This was all written about Fabricand's...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 01-16-2022, 01:41 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 968
Posted By Gekish
They are redoing the website.

They are redoing the website.
Forum: General Racing Discussion 01-15-2022, 04:49 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 968
Posted By Gekish
Twinspires

Anybody having problems with Twinspires Website ?
Forum: General Racing Discussion 08-09-2021, 03:29 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 22,355
Posted By Gekish
I bet this tops the list

Ascot Park, Akron Ohio
Toledo Raceway Toledo Ohio
Grandview Harness Cleveland Ohio
Randall Park Cleveland Ohio
Painessville Harness Cleveland Ohio
Forum: General Racing Discussion 01-10-2019, 03:26 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,336
Posted By Gekish
Motel 6

Right across from the track on Colorado Blvd. Motel 6.
Forum: General Racing Discussion 08-01-2018, 12:35 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 824
Posted By Gekish
thanks

thanks
Forum: General Racing Discussion 07-31-2018, 01:02 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 824
Posted By Gekish
Conditional Wagering

Is any wagering site offering conditional wagering ? Twinspires stopped it.
Forum: General Racing Discussion 04-26-2018, 03:00 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,658
Posted By Gekish
Harness 1961

I arrived in LA March 20, 1961. Checked the LA Times saw that the buggies were running at Santa Anita, rented a car and drove there. I was young and drunk.
Forum: General Handicapping Discussion 01-19-2018, 01:32 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 5,293
Posted By Gekish
Los Alamitos

At the Los Al Satellite Wagering the average age of bettors is about 60 including me who turned 81 yesterday. This is a dying game.
Forum: General Racing Discussion 09-29-2017, 02:13 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 10,581
Posted By Gekish
Oldies

In the 50's. Ascot Park Akron Ohio, Randall Park Cleveland Ohio, Toledo Raceway Toledo Ohio, Waterford Park now Mountaineer W. Virginia, Jamaica NYC N.Y.
Forum: General Racing Discussion 04-24-2015, 12:09 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 878
Posted By Gekish
Starters per Race

Friday 1st race at 8 major tracks = 44 starters.
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