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06-30-2006, 10:20 PM
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Greyhound
Does any one know of a greyhound handicapping software?
I would like to play the dogs in between thoroughbred races.
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06-30-2006, 10:23 PM
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The Voice of Reason!
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I think they have one or two at Gambler's Book shop in Vegas - they have a website.
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Who does the Racing Form Detective like in this one?
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06-30-2006, 11:01 PM
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Thanks I'll give them a look.
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07-01-2006, 12:08 AM
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Software does exist but it is manual entry as no comma delimited files are available for downloading.
At least that is my understanding.
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07-01-2006, 04:40 AM
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Try QuickDog, have a 30 day trial.
wes
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07-01-2006, 08:05 AM
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Greyhound Software!
Ponyplayr,
There are a couple of software programs offered on e-bay. I don't know whether the quality is good or not but they have been advertised there for some time. Look under handicapping-all categories and you'll find it quickly.
Maxspa
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07-01-2006, 10:01 AM
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Quickdog is real good!
But the bumps in the road like dogs impeding dogs with no human interference is real bad.
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07-01-2006, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Figman
Quickdog is real good!
But the bumps in the road like dogs impeding dogs with no human interference is real bad.
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Reminds me of a discussion I had with a guy who played both the horses and dogs. I said I didn't bet the dogs because of the lack of any human control over them once the race began. He told me that that was precisely the reason why he did bet the dogs.
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07-03-2006, 07:09 PM
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Greyhound Program
Try www.dogone.com. Free trial, no manual data entry.
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07-03-2006, 08:25 PM
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DOGONE not bad for $20.00. Can get some good action out of the program with a little study of the picks for a few days at each track.
For $19.95 per month download handicap sheets for most tracks from hottracktips.com.
good luck
wes
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07-03-2006, 10:45 PM
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I've been toying around with QuickDog and it looks pretty sharp. I like the Supertuning - backfitting to weigh the factors. Kind of cool to see a dog program do track variants  I admit I can't handicap my way out of the paper bag at the doggies, but will be playing some with this program. $85/year for all tracks is a nice price. Thanks for the suggestion!
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07-03-2006, 11:43 PM
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dog racing
Pico Publishing sells files for all the tracks ($83.40 a year). Unfortunately, there are numerous errors, omissions, and other problems. Rosnet has free files, and a number of applications parse the Rosnet text files, so data entry is not an issue.
The application you use depends whether you want to bet one track, two or three, or all you can get. It also depends on the developer--greyhound apps are not exactly state-of-the-art, and most are based on the same simplistic relationships Robert Homberger defined 25 years ago.
Greyhound racing attracts some very serious bettors, mainly because of the trifecta and superfecta possibilities. To compete takes a bit more than a simplistic number crunching app and some downloaded files. However, the rewards are substantial and more than worth the effort.
Good Luck!
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07-03-2006, 11:50 PM
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regression analysis
nomadpat wrote: <I've been toying around with QuickDog and it looks pretty sharp. I like the Supertuning - backfitting to weigh the factors.>
Tenga cuidado. Understand that when you "backfit" you are adjusting the values so they would have picked a couple of longshots--if you had made the adjustment before the races those longshots won. It is not unusual to have a group of greyhounds pile up at the first turn to let the only dog too slow to make it to the turn with the others "emerge" as the 40/1 winner. Try factoring that into a "backfitting" application and see how well it does on future races.
Good Luck!
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07-04-2006, 08:51 AM
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Location: s east ma
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dog software
when i played the dogs until the pools became to small.I used
the greyhound predictor.Its a manual program but it worked real well
I read this and it tried it .FUNNY itactually worked on win xp..It was written in the 90's kind of weird.
if you do a google search it will point you to a site but its not the
right one.This one is from miami fla and written by a dr at u of miami..
PCON
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07-04-2006, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Drifter1
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I downloaded the software then downloaded the files from PBKC.
Did the first four races. Useing the Class for finish I chose the #8 for the win. For the Place Dog I went with the Average Finish and went with the #7
Bet them in the Exata and hit. Then I did the smart thing and Quit!!!
Not sure if I can repeat that performance but it made for a fun day.
Thank you all for your responses.
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