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View Poll Results: What is your primary handicapping tool?
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Thorograph
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2 |
0.60% |
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The Sheets
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2 |
0.60% |
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Daily Racing Form
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34 |
10.15% |
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BRIS Past Performances
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49 |
14.63% |
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HTR (Handicapping Technology Research)
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23 |
6.87% |
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Horsestreet Handicapper
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13 |
3.88% |
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Black Magic, Master Magician, Handicapping Magic
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22 |
6.57% |
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JCapper
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19 |
5.67% |
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Synergism VI
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3 |
0.90% |
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RDSS
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26 |
7.76% |
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All-in-One, Handycapper, Fastcapper
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3 |
0.90% |
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Older Sartin Programs not in List
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7 |
2.09% |
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All-Ways
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2 |
0.60% |
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Equisim
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13 |
3.88% |
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A Selection Service (please specify below)
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3 |
0.90% |
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Netcapper
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2 |
0.60% |
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Multicaps
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3 |
0.90% |
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HTRF (How They Run Fast)
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1 |
0.30% |
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Aodds Gold, Aodds Silver
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4 |
1.19% |
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Homegrown Software
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53 |
15.82% |
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PaceFigures
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29 |
8.66% |
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HandiFast
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22 |
6.57% |
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01-10-2010, 06:16 PM
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#1
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: GA
Posts: 2,860
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2010 Software/Services Usage
With a new year passing, I thought it would be a good time to see what the members of Pace Advantage as their primary handicapping tool?
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01-10-2010, 06:35 PM
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#2
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 1,591
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Lately I've gone back to using the Mickey Rooney's Probability Approach.
For fields of 6 horses or less, I roll one die. Play the face number.
For fields of 12 horses or less, I roll two die. Add the face numbers to determine play one, individual face dies for other horses. Toss coin. Heads number 13, tails 14, and 15 thru 16 is an automatic toss.
I learned the basic system many years ago from Mickey. I have made minor improvements over the years.
Mike
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01-10-2010, 06:38 PM
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#3
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: GA
Posts: 2,860
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Originally Posted by TrifectaMike
Lately I've gone back to using the Mickey Rooney's Probability Approach.
For fields of 6 horses or less, I roll one die. Play the face number.
For fields of 12 horses or less, I roll two die. Add the face numbers to determine play one, individual face dies for other horses. Toss coin. Heads number 13, tails 14, and 15 thru 16 is an automatic toss.
I learned the basic system many years ago from Mickey. I have made minor improvements over the years.
Mike
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I think that would qualify as homegrown.
Jim
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01-10-2010, 06:44 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: GA
Posts: 2,860
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Would a moderator please add:
PaceFigures
HandiFast
to the list. It was too late for me to edit. My apologies.
Jim
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01-10-2010, 06:51 PM
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#5
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 514
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EXDC/Thoromation fed by AOdds Gold but I may be shifting over to Handifast and betting off the default fair odds line the more I test it.
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01-10-2010, 07:16 PM
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#6
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2004
Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 14,486
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Homegrown fits the best but would prefer Excel to be a choice, the poll is very young?
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01-10-2010, 07:19 PM
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#7
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Veteran
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: TAMPA
Posts: 672
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Great thread Jim. I'm looking forward to the results. I think this thread will have meaningful shelf life.
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01-10-2010, 07:21 PM
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#8
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: GA
Posts: 2,860
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Originally Posted by fast4522
Homegrown fits the best but would prefer Excel to be a choice, the poll is very young?
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Hi Fast,
If you have developed or had someone develop something for yourself in excel, that would qualify in this poll as homegrown. Thanks.
Jim
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01-10-2010, 07:21 PM
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#9
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goforgin
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Carol Stream, IL
Posts: 220
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TIPS software.
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"I want to be Bob Dylan, Mr. Jones wishes he was someone just a little more funky"
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01-10-2010, 07:25 PM
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#10
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: GA
Posts: 2,860
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Originally Posted by Space Monkey
Great thread Jim. I'm looking forward to the results. I think this thread will have meaningful shelf life.
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Thank you. I look forward to the results as well. I will guess "homegrown" will ultimately be the most popular with this group, but we'll see.
Jim
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01-10-2010, 07:28 PM
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#11
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: GA
Posts: 2,860
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Originally Posted by goforgin
TIPS software.
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I appreciate you responding. I did not include the RPM sold software. Guess I am not totally unbiased where RPM is concerned.
Jim
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01-10-2010, 07:42 PM
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Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Troy New York
Posts: 142
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I use Ray Taulbot's electronic Pace Calculator tweaked my way for my initial lot of contenders, and as of it's inception feeding them int Handifast with very good results...  with a little common sense.
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01-10-2010, 07:57 PM
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#13
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EXCEL with SUPERFECTAS
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 10,206
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Originally Posted by fast4522
Homegrown fits the best but would prefer Excel to be a choice, the poll is very young?
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I second that! 
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01-10-2010, 09:33 PM
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#14
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 1,735
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Originally Posted by TrifectaMike
Lately I've gone back to using the Mickey Rooney's Probability Approach.
For fields of 6 horses or less, I roll one die. Play the face number.
For fields of 12 horses or less, I roll two die. Add the face numbers to determine play one, individual face dies for other horses. Toss coin. Heads number 13, tails 14, and 15 thru 16 is an automatic toss.
I learned the basic system many years ago from Mickey. I have made minor improvements over the years.
Mike
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So I'm not the only one that bought that..I was like 13..and it was a few weeks allowances! Thanks Mickey 
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01-10-2010, 09:33 PM
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douglasw32
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Horseheads, NY
Posts: 1,630
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Third, I think excel should stand alone
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