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07-28-2009, 02:40 PM
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Vintage DRFs Scanned Online
Just found this, has complete scans of each page of 1000s of DRFs from 1890s to 1980s. I don't know how to simplify the link; I hope it works:
http://kdl.kyvl.org/cgi/t/text/text-...;ALLSELECTED=1
It's wild to see the PPs from the 1910s!
This is amazing; I never knew about this resource.
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07-28-2009, 02:43 PM
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Actually, as I go through it a little deeper, not every issue has every page scanned... The ones from 1910s seem pretty complete, though, so far. A couple from the 1950s only have a few pages of PPs scanned.
Still a cool find.
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07-28-2009, 05:10 PM
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Interesting to see all the sub 100 pound weights from pre-1900, also some weights being shown with half-pounds.
I guess I know what I''ll be doing for the rest of the week. 
Thanks for the link. 
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07-28-2009, 06:04 PM
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Great site!
Interesting that the first result charts I noticed didn’t have trainers (!) in them. Other than that, it doesn’t appear that too much has changed in the result charts in over 100 years.
Also interesting that a Form is now 120 times the price it was back then.
http://kdl.kyvl.org/cgi/t/text/pagev...=drf1897010101
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07-28-2009, 07:49 PM
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I am shocked by the amazing detail of the time. What an incredible job of printing.
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07-28-2009, 10:29 PM
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Check out the June 11, 1973 edition - it's the edition right after Secretariat won the Belmont.
All the articles are there and the official chart - very cool.
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07-28-2009, 10:31 PM
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I had to search track takeout in the archives. Here is the one match I found from 1967:
http://kdl.kyvl.org/cgi/t/text/pagev...45;passterms=1
Chances Dim For Summer Racing At South Florida.
The tracks were arguing for a 10-5 split from the 15% track takeout.
They were getting 7%, and the state was getting 8%.
What happened to the days of 15% track takeout? They vanished along with the people in the stands.
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07-28-2009, 10:41 PM
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07-28-2009, 11:19 PM
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damn how old is C Borel im looking at results from april 1973 evangline race track and borels got a couple of winners 
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07-28-2009, 11:33 PM
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Cool Stuff, Quartercrack.....nice find....Thanks.....
best,
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07-29-2009, 01:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Horseplayersbet.com
I had to search track takeout in the archives. Here is the one match I found from 1967:
http://kdl.kyvl.org/cgi/t/text/pagev...45;passterms=1
Chances Dim For Summer Racing At South Florida.
The tracks were arguing for a 10-5 split from the 15% track takeout.
They were getting 7%, and the state was getting 8%.
What happened to the days of 15% track takeout? They vanished along with the people in the stands. |
In Nebraska the take in 60's was 13% with 5% to the state and 8% to the tracks. Now it is 18% and zip to the state.
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07-29-2009, 07:29 AM
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Any articles about NYRA getting slots or how bad TVG is?  
I see on June 18, 1905, Jebediah Dutrow had a positive and got 5 days.
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Who does the Racing Form Detective like in this one?
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07-29-2009, 08:55 AM
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Any articles about NYRA getting slots or how bad TVG is?
I see on June 18, 1905, Jebediah Dutrow had a positive and got 5 days. |
They didn't test for drugs until 1936 I think. Jeb was splitting lines of cocaine with his runners. Half for him, half for the horse.
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07-29-2009, 09:18 AM
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Holy crap... this doesn't exactly fill me with confidence that anything will ever change at this point...
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