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Originally Posted by cj
Very few tracks ever go off at post time. By using that option, you are taking a greater chance of being shut out. I've had a few times i got shut out using 0 MTP. On the other hand, at a few tracks, you would probably be safe using -5.00 MTP.
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Exacta, CJ got the feature right.
0 MTP doesn't mean the races goes off, it's just the scheduled program post time and corresponds to when the track sends the first 0 MTP data stripe. At some tracks theoff time is pretty close to 0, greyhounds in particular. On the other hand, at Cal Expo you've probably got 4-6 minutes after the "0" before the race goes off. It's a tradeoff between best execution and getting shut-out. At most tracks we tell people you can usually go to -0:30 or - 1MTP with no worry.
