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Originally Posted by PIC6SIX
Jerry thanks SO MUCH for that informative and comprehensive answer to my question/thread. My hat is off to you for your expertise and diligence in developing your program. I am at the point in my life where I cannot even handle a problem with my cable provider. With that said I am still glad they still make pencils so I can still handicap the races the old fashioned way. Sincerely, I admire your expertise. Wishing you have a profitable 2019.
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No problem, love talking about this stuff. I'm fortunate in that my career has been as a software developer, so much of that came easy. Also can't say enough about how well Benter's paper summarizes what is needed.
Dave & Jeff, you are absolutely right. I've probably spent more time on that kind of code - stitching everything together, handling edge cases, etc - than I have actually writing and testing factors. The sole purpose of one of my programs that runs every morning is just to match trainer and jockey names between the ADW I use on the day of and the names in my historical db. It's ridiculous.
One of my goals is to get where you're at, Jeff - pick up scratches and adjust my bets accordingly.
