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Originally Posted by podonne
Writing some code to produce my own past performances and I started to notice that several parts of the form don't seem to be relevant anymore. Curious which parts of the form that could be improved as far as your handicapping process is concerned.
Some of mine: - Earnings at various types of races (lifetime, prior year, current year, fast dirt, track) - Thinking purses aren't as reliable any more
- Weights in the "first three finishers" part of the past performances
- Range of claiming prices in a particular prior race, as opposed to the claiming price of the race. Claiming price of the horse in the race might be better?
- Milliseconds in the fractional times
- The race number of a prior race
- Owner? Does the owner really matter?
- The rank of a work on that day, but still probably whether it was a bullet work
Also curious about the repeated Starts - Wins - Places - Shows parts for jockeys, trainers, at different race types. Would it be easier just to see Starts, Win%, ITM%, ROI?
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using DRF Formulator, i ALWAYS prints fractions as :44.66 rather than :44 & 3/5ths.
Playing Quarterhorses got me into using them, now i feel cheated with a DRF paper edition that gives times in 1/5th's.
Also, OWNER information is Crucial at smaller tracks like Mountaineer & LosAL.
When Mike Flory claims one @LosAL, or Billy Davis @Mountain, just bet em!
