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View Poll Results: Which Software Features are Important to You?
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Solid Contender Rankings
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106 |
61.99% |
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Bet Tracking and Research of Picks
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39 |
22.81% |
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Fair Odds Line
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86 |
50.29% |
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Improving Your Results with A.I.
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64 |
37.43% |
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Good Factors and Bad Factors for Each Horse
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59 |
34.50% |
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Tote Board Scraper
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33 |
19.30% |
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Early Speed Analysis
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65 |
38.01% |
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Connecting to Your Favorite Software
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32 |
18.71% |
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Using Probabilities to Find Exacta Overlays
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46 |
26.90% |
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Using Probabilities to Find Place, Show Overlays
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25 |
14.62% |
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Trainer Stats
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48 |
28.07% |
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Ticket Designer for Multi-Race or Multi-Bet
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31 |
18.13% |
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05-17-2015, 06:37 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Reno, NV
Posts: 16,909
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Designing New, FREE Software
I am designing some new software (which will be FREE) and could really use some help. Which features are most important to you?
Please choose as many as you feel are important.
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05-17-2015, 07:52 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: MI
Posts: 6,330
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Good luck. You have a habit of giving away for free good stuff and good advice.
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05-17-2015, 10:40 PM
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Just another Facist
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Now in Houston
Posts: 52,773
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You left out "race shape" or whether or not the pace will make the race fall apart.
I feel this is the only way to make money anymore. When a race falls apart and high priced closers hit the board you can cash. These races are fewer and fewer now, but when they happen, there are still good prices to have.
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05-17-2015, 11:34 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Reno, NV
Posts: 16,909
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Good idea.
I left out another obvious one, too: picks.
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05-18-2015, 10:27 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 1,000
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Some kind of condition rating and/or improvement indicator.
These two factors are hard to quantify but will help highlight hidden opportunities.
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05-18-2015, 02:30 PM
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C'est Tout
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Cajunland
Posts: 13,269
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A more detailed picture of past races in a horses' pps.
For ex:
1) running position of the top three finishers after the first call
(early speed, presser, midpack, closer)
e = on a clear lead of more than one length
E = engaged in a duel (less than one beaten length)
p = btw 1-3 beaten lengths
m = btw 3-5 beaten lengths
c = more than 5 beaten lengths
**** an Epc race would mean the winner survived an early duel and his foe ran out of the money. A presser ran 2nd and a closer ran 3rd. You can even use a capitol C to indicate a deep closer.
2) a shorthand trip note for the top three finishers with regard to what path they took:
R2w5w indicates a slingshot type trip where the runner was on the rail and then gradually worked his way out to the 5 path for the stretch run
3w BTL is a runner who was in the 3 path on Backstretch, Turn and Lane
Just some humble ideas.
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05-18-2015, 02:50 PM
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Registered user
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: FALIRIKON DELTA
Posts: 4,439
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Originally Posted by PhantomOnTour
A more detailed picture of past races in a horses' pps.
For ex:
1) running position of the top three finishers after the first call
(early speed, presser, midpack, closer)
e = on a clear lead of more than one length
E = engaged in a duel (less than one beaten length)
p = btw 1-3 beaten lengths
m = btw 3-5 beaten lengths
c = more than 5 beaten lengths
**** an Epc race would mean the winner survived an early duel and his foe ran out of the money. A presser ran 2nd and a closer ran 3rd. You can even use a capitol C to indicate a deep closer.
2) a shorthand trip note for the top three finishers with regard to what path they took:
R2w5w indicates a slingshot type trip where the runner was on the rail and then gradually worked his way out to the 5 path for the stretch run
3w BTL is a runner who was in the 3 path on Backstretch, Turn and Lane
Just some humble ideas.
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Excellent suggestions! 
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05-18-2015, 03:06 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Reno, NV
Posts: 16,909
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Excellent ideas.
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05-18-2015, 03:37 PM
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C'est Tout
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Cajunland
Posts: 13,269
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Originally Posted by Dave Schwartz
Excellent ideas.
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Thx Dave
I use these in my own notes that I input into my PP Generator program. I kind of made up the shorthand to my liking.
It really helps me envision a race without having to look up each chart.
An ECC race is a leader who dueled early, his foe faded, and deep closers ran 2nd/3rd....these little things help put my pace and speed figs in a little better context.
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05-18-2015, 07:09 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 2,956
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Data file
Dave,just curious which data file it will use?
And many thanks!!!
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05-18-2015, 07:11 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Reno, NV
Posts: 16,909
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Big surprise: It won't use any data files.
WHAT?
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05-18-2015, 08:02 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: MI
Posts: 6,330
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Will most column or row headers have a comment definition inserted?
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Anatole France
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05-18-2015, 08:04 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Reno, NV
Posts: 16,909
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As a general rule, my stuff is highly customizable.
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05-18-2015, 11:46 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Flint Hills
Posts: 474
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No data cards, no database. Hmmm.
That makes it sound like a programed system offering contender rankings based on statistical response to race/pace shapes calculated from data manually entered by the user.
Or does this free software connect to a "mother computer" which does utilize database and cards?
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05-19-2015, 12:30 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Reno, NV
Posts: 16,909
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The concept is that it begins where your handicapping stops, and then improves it from there.
You could be using any software you want. You could be using a spreadsheet. You could be using paper & pencil. You could be using entries from a website.
There will be methods for getting some primary (or more complex) data from whatever system you are using into the program.
Trust me... I have this figured.
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