Daily Racing Form Extortion

[ronsmac]

Originally Posted by cj

Who here had the microfiche reader and subscribed to the charts in that format?

I didn’t have a reader myself but spent many hours in the library using there’s. I came back east after my military time thinking i was the sharpest guy betting at charles town. I wasn’t.

[ReplayRandall]

Originally Posted by ronsmac

I didn’t have a reader myself but spent many hours in the library using there’s. I came back east after my military time thinking i was the sharpest guy betting at charles town. I wasn’t.

At least you were doing the work.....And that puts you ahead of the great majority that didn't...Stayin' ahead of the curve has always been the answer.

[Robert Fischer]

learned the Form at 8? years old...

didn't start handicapping and trying to win until about 12 years old or so... Trying to help my father... Also introduced to the idea of information and connections... Walked over to the paddock and a lady in a nice dress pointed out her horse and told me he was good, and the horse happened to win, which helped my father out of a losing day.


always the paper form. Sometimes had it a day in advance...

always the little race-track pencils

[Tom]

always the little race-track pencils

The little box full of them sitting on the DRF stand - FREE!

I think I still have a few in my drawer.

[GMB@BP]

Originally Posted by NickWA

Not anymore.

July 1 email from DRF:

"Please be advised, the DRF Bets Rewards program is changing. Starting July 1, 2019, a player will need to wager $500+ within a calendar month to receive access to FREE DRF Plus Basic. Players that wager $1,000+ within a calendar month receive access to FREE DRF Plus Pro."

thanks for the heads up. was a good deal.

I might hit that, might not, just depends how busy I am.

[Robert Fischer]

Originally Posted by Tom

The little box full of them sitting on the DRF stand - FREE!

I think I still have a few in my drawer.

I have maybe 'one' somewhere in a drawer.

It's way too small, but still fun to use once in a blue moon.

[classhandicapper]

Originally Posted by cj

Who here had the microfiche reader and subscribed to the charts in that format?

I never went that far, but years ago when I used to go to Saratoga for a week with my girlfriend, I used to put a limit on how much luggage she could take because I needed room for about 6 months of back DRFs in the trunk.

It's a miracle she didn't tell me to go F myself.

[Tom]

I needed room for about 6 months of back DRFs in the trunk.

Good thing you never mend with andicap - he took 4-5 trees with him to make paper for his printouts!

[Dream_Police]

You better have it in hand or on your mobile device if you come to Churchill because the Form is nowhere to be seen there, they have gone exclusively to Brisnet.

[Tom]

Amazing how two outfits run by morons go out of their way to inconvenience the people who are their customers.

[Afleet]

Originally Posted by Dream_Police

You better have it in hand or on your mobile device if you come to Churchill because the Form is nowhere to be seen there, they have gone exclusively to Brisnet.

I was there in June and the hotel I was staying blocked DRF website on their business center computers. I definitely brought this to their attention

[thaskalos]

Originally Posted by Afleet

I was there in June and the hotel I was staying blocked DRF website on their business center computers. I definitely brought this to their attention

Was the Brisnet website accessible on the hotel's computers?

[Saratoga_Mike]

Originally Posted by Afleet

I was there in June and the hotel I was staying blocked DRF website on their business center computers. I definitely brought this to their attention

I doubt this was intentional unless CD owned the hotel. I suspect the router at the hotel also had security features that automatically blocked gambling sites. It picked up drf as a gambling site, but probably read brisnet as just a data source (if bris was accessible).

[thespaah]

Originally Posted by Tom

I remember sitting in my car, parked a couple stores down from the cigar store that sold the forms. I knew the van that brought them - usually got there about 11 am the day of the races.

11:05....where is he?
11:10....what this guy's problem?
11:15....For cryin out loud.....
11:20....there he is!

Race to the store, follow him in, the store owner cuts the string and starts to unpack the papers and magazines.

NY Times
Post
Daily News
Geneva Times..........
TV Guide

WTF?!!!!????
NO FORMS!

Then, the Advanced editions were created......

Serendipity, Bay-bay!
Live is good.
Twice as expensive now, but good.

[thespaah]

Originally Posted by classhandicapper

I have a few copies from the late 70s on days when Seattle Slew, Forego, Affirmed, and Spectacular Bid ran. They are by my mother's house. When I visit this week, I'll check the price.

I have some copies dating back to 1977.
If it wasn't 107 in my garage, I'd dig them out to see the price.
I will when it cools down.
I'll scan and post image