at the end of the day, the objective is to make money. i think too much focus is being made regarding speed or performance figs - it's the analysis that separates the wheat from the chaff. I understand data manipulation adds value to the process but is that where the value is if everyone else is looking in that direction? When one first looks at a race, imo, one should focus on the context of the problem - meaning what type of race is this and what variables are most important to this race? a good portion of the time speed figures won't point you to the winner. if making $ is the objective - is there value in this race by focusing on who can finish 2nd or even 3rd? It's always the unknown that the majority shies away from which oftentimes offers the best value.
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