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Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage
That's because they absolutely cater to, and bend over backwards for, the "CRW Teams."
Which is one of the reasons they probably leave the betting windows open for 5-10 minutes past the 0mtp mark (that and just plain greed). You ever wonder why they are one of the WORST tracks in this regard?
A bunch of others are following suit, but not to the extreme that Gulfstream does...it's pathetic how they don't adhere to their MTP clock.
NYRA, on the other hand, gets off their races with military precision, by comparison. They are rarely off more than 1-2 minutes beyond 0mtp. It's quite impressive.
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Is this true? As far as I'm aware there are little to no rebates at GP, and wouldn't leaving the betting window open past post time be a problem for CRW teams?
Having run an automated system, the only way that I can think of to account for races not starting at 0 mtp would be having someone watch the horses going in to the gate. Even if you do have a dedicated person to do this (which would suck because A you'd have to pay them and B it's no longer a truly automated system), you'd need the status of the wagering pool at these times for backtesting - that is, the time when the human would press the "the horses are at the gate button". Personally, considering an automated system that might be used by a CRW team, I'd prefer tracks loading runners as close to 0mtp as possible.
