Most accurate weather source for handicapping
Quote from Senator Blutarsky on August 26, 2024, 9:50 PMHey people, first post here :).
The expectation is that every weather source should throw in the occasional clunker of a prediction, however weather.com, or googling - the city, state and weather has produced more and more atrocious results. They were killing me lol!
I'm just not interested in betting good, muddy, sloppy etc tracks unless all the race entrants have some past performance ie race, workout and or qualifier.
I'm kind of loving accuweather.com for their consistency. Once I get the city state where the track is located imputed, I hit the "Daily" on top, then I click on each individual day I think the weather would impact the respective races. Their estimated rain fall day / night and % of rain at all has been fairly, consistently reliable.....any thoughts or suggestions. Thank you!
Hey people, first post here :).
The expectation is that every weather source should throw in the occasional clunker of a prediction, however weather.com, or googling - the city, state and weather has produced more and more atrocious results. They were killing me lol!
I'm just not interested in betting good, muddy, sloppy etc tracks unless all the race entrants have some past performance ie race, workout and or qualifier.
I'm kind of loving accuweather.com for their consistency. Once I get the city state where the track is located imputed, I hit the "Daily" on top, then I click on each individual day I think the weather would impact the respective races. Their estimated rain fall day / night and % of rain at all has been fairly, consistently reliable.....any thoughts or suggestions. Thank you!
Quote from Lonnie on August 26, 2024, 10:07 PMQuote from Senator Blutarsky on August 26, 2024, 9:50 PMHey people, first post here :).
The expectation is that every weather source should throw in the occasional clunker of a prediction, however weather.com, or googling - the city, state and weather has produced more and more atrocious results. They were killing me lol!
I'm just not interested in betting good, muddy, sloppy etc tracks unless all the race entrants have some past performance ie race, workout and or qualifier.
I'm kind of loving accuweather.com for their consistency. Once I get the city state where the track is located imputed, I hit the "Daily" on top, then I click on each individual day I think the weather would impact the respective races. Their estimated rain fall day / night and % of rain at all has been fairly, consistently reliable.....any thoughts or suggestions. Thank you!
Welcome to the Forum!
I have found that Accuweather and Hyperlocal, two apps, are very good. Hyperlocal has the benefit of alerting you when rain (or snow) will start and when it will end.
I like that you can save locations in pretty much all the weather apps, and you can flip to the one where they're racing. Or, if traveling you can pack appropriately.
Quote from Senator Blutarsky on August 26, 2024, 9:50 PMHey people, first post here :).
The expectation is that every weather source should throw in the occasional clunker of a prediction, however weather.com, or googling - the city, state and weather has produced more and more atrocious results. They were killing me lol!
I'm just not interested in betting good, muddy, sloppy etc tracks unless all the race entrants have some past performance ie race, workout and or qualifier.
I'm kind of loving accuweather.com for their consistency. Once I get the city state where the track is located imputed, I hit the "Daily" on top, then I click on each individual day I think the weather would impact the respective races. Their estimated rain fall day / night and % of rain at all has been fairly, consistently reliable.....any thoughts or suggestions. Thank you!
Welcome to the Forum!
I have found that Accuweather and Hyperlocal, two apps, are very good. Hyperlocal has the benefit of alerting you when rain (or snow) will start and when it will end.
I like that you can save locations in pretty much all the weather apps, and you can flip to the one where they're racing. Or, if traveling you can pack appropriately.
Quote from Bgtolex25 on August 26, 2024, 10:09 PM
Quote from Senator Blutarsky on August 26, 2024, 9:50 PMHey people, first post here :).
I'm kind of loving accuweather.com for their consistency. Once I get the city state where the track is located imputed, I hit the "Daily" on top, then I click on each individual day I think the weather would impact the respective races. Their estimated rain fall day / night and % of rain at all has been fairly, consistently reliable.....any thoughts or suggestions. Thank you!
Sounds like we should anoint you the forum's meteorologist.
Do you find that off tracks make standardbred betting as challenging as off track thoroughbred betting? And I am not talking 2 year old trotters. There should be a therapy hotline for anyone wagering 2 year old trotters on an off track.
The deep nature of the thoroughbred tracks make them so unpredictable when you throw in the weather variables
And welcome to the forum!
Quote from Senator Blutarsky on August 26, 2024, 9:50 PMHey people, first post here :).
I'm kind of loving accuweather.com for their consistency. Once I get the city state where the track is located imputed, I hit the "Daily" on top, then I click on each individual day I think the weather would impact the respective races. Their estimated rain fall day / night and % of rain at all has been fairly, consistently reliable.....any thoughts or suggestions. Thank you!
Sounds like we should anoint you the forum's meteorologist.
Do you find that off tracks make standardbred betting as challenging as off track thoroughbred betting? And I am not talking 2 year old trotters. There should be a therapy hotline for anyone wagering 2 year old trotters on an off track.
The deep nature of the thoroughbred tracks make them so unpredictable when you throw in the weather variables
And welcome to the forum!
Quote from Senator Blutarsky on August 26, 2024, 10:33 PMQuote from Bgtolex25 on August 26, 2024, 10:09 PM
Quote from Senator Blutarsky on August 26, 2024, 9:50 PMHey people, first post here :).
I'm kind of loving accuweather.com for their consistency. Once I get the city state where the track is located imputed, I hit the "Daily" on top, then I click on each individual day I think the weather would impact the respective races. Their estimated rain fall day / night and % of rain at all has been fairly, consistently reliable.....any thoughts or suggestions. Thank you!
Sounds like we should anoint you the forum's meteorologist.
Do you find that off tracks make standardbred betting as challenging as off track thoroughbred betting? And I am not talking 2 year old trotters. There should be a therapy hotline for anyone wagering 2 year old trotters on an off track.
The deep nature of the thoroughbred tracks make them so unpredictable when you throw in the weather variables
And welcome to the forum!
Thanks buddy. The jury is out lol because past performances are not indicative of future results. Accuweather wasn't so great around the Oaks, KY Derby, since them pretty damn good.
I am big fan on pp stats, even lifetime if I have to access, and yes, absolutely I go both ways lmao - Harness / Thoroughbred. On the T-bred side I don't really care what the sire's and or dam's offspring have done so far on the mud. No past performance is an auto toss on the race, however you brought up a good point, ie the nature of tracks, I find the NYC tracks to be very deep on a fast day. So for example I might not DQ the KY Derby gone wet, too much money bet to not take a chance and look beyond lacking pps on the wet.
It takes a certain type of "daring" individual to bet 2 yo trotters with no pps on wet... I call those races - fast food - for the connoisseurs of crap.
You used to be able to bet the horses with the "N" on the end of them almost in the blind on a wet track. Go New Zealand! Better racing through chemistry through a damper on a lot of stuff.
This was one of the most prolific horses, mudders to hit a wet track that I saw live...Exaggerator. A so so 3 yo on fast until the track went good then better, and super sloppy a monster.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24LOuy5OVVo
This was awesome too, Hitchiker at Cal Expo, what....a....comeback!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87cY4B_fumA
Quote from Bgtolex25 on August 26, 2024, 10:09 PM
Quote from Senator Blutarsky on August 26, 2024, 9:50 PMHey people, first post here :).
I'm kind of loving accuweather.com for their consistency. Once I get the city state where the track is located imputed, I hit the "Daily" on top, then I click on each individual day I think the weather would impact the respective races. Their estimated rain fall day / night and % of rain at all has been fairly, consistently reliable.....any thoughts or suggestions. Thank you!
Sounds like we should anoint you the forum's meteorologist.
Do you find that off tracks make standardbred betting as challenging as off track thoroughbred betting? And I am not talking 2 year old trotters. There should be a therapy hotline for anyone wagering 2 year old trotters on an off track.
The deep nature of the thoroughbred tracks make them so unpredictable when you throw in the weather variables
And welcome to the forum!
Thanks buddy. The jury is out lol because past performances are not indicative of future results. Accuweather wasn't so great around the Oaks, KY Derby, since them pretty damn good.
I am big fan on pp stats, even lifetime if I have to access, and yes, absolutely I go both ways lmao - Harness / Thoroughbred. On the T-bred side I don't really care what the sire's and or dam's offspring have done so far on the mud. No past performance is an auto toss on the race, however you brought up a good point, ie the nature of tracks, I find the NYC tracks to be very deep on a fast day. So for example I might not DQ the KY Derby gone wet, too much money bet to not take a chance and look beyond lacking pps on the wet.
It takes a certain type of "daring" individual to bet 2 yo trotters with no pps on wet... I call those races - fast food - for the connoisseurs of crap.
You used to be able to bet the horses with the "N" on the end of them almost in the blind on a wet track. Go New Zealand! Better racing through chemistry through a damper on a lot of stuff.
This was one of the most prolific horses, mudders to hit a wet track that I saw live...Exaggerator. A so so 3 yo on fast until the track went good then better, and super sloppy a monster.
This was awesome too, Hitchiker at Cal Expo, what....a....comeback!
Quote from talkinghorse on August 26, 2024, 10:44 PMQuote from Senator Blutarsky on August 26, 2024, 10:33 PMQuote from Bgtolex25 on August 26, 2024, 10:09 PM
Quote from Senator Blutarsky on August 26, 2024, 9:50 PMHey people, first post here :).
I'm kind of loving accuweather.com for their consistency. Once I get the city state where the track is located imputed, I hit the "Daily" on top, then I click on each individual day I think the weather would impact the respective races. Their estimated rain fall day / night and % of rain at all has been fairly, consistently reliable.....any thoughts or suggestions. Thank you!
Sounds like we should anoint you the forum's meteorologist.
Do you find that off tracks make standardbred betting as challenging as off track thoroughbred betting? And I am not talking 2 year old trotters. There should be a therapy hotline for anyone wagering 2 year old trotters on an off track.
The deep nature of the thoroughbred tracks make them so unpredictable when you throw in the weather variables
And welcome to the forum!
Thanks buddy. The jury is out lol because past performances are not indicative of future results. Accuweather wasn't so great around the Oaks, KY Derby, since them pretty damn good.
I am big fan on pp stats, even lifetime if I have to access, and yes, absolutely I go both ways lmao - Harness / Thoroughbred. On the T-bred side I don't really care what the sire's and or dam's offspring have done so far on the mud. No past performance is an auto toss on the race, however you brought up a good point, ie the nature of tracks, I find the NYC tracks to be very deep on a fast day. So for example I might not DQ the KY Derby gone wet, too much money bet to not take a chance and look beyond lacking pps on the wet.
It takes a certain type of "daring" individual to bet 2 yo trotters with no pps on wet... I call those races - fast food - for the connoisseurs of crap.
You used to be able to bet the horses with the "N" on the end of them almost in the blind on a wet track. Go New Zealand! Better racing through chemistry through a damper on a lot of stuff.
This was one of the most prolific horses, mudders to hit a wet track that I saw live...Exaggerator. A so so 3 yo on fast until the track went good then better, and super sloppy a monster.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24LOuy5OVVo
This was awesome too, Hitchiker at Cal Expo, what....a....comeback!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87cY4B_fumA
Feel free to post on the Thoroughbred boards here. It seems 95% of the members are on the Harness Racing side, and we need more members like you.
Quote from Senator Blutarsky on August 26, 2024, 10:33 PMQuote from Bgtolex25 on August 26, 2024, 10:09 PM
Quote from Senator Blutarsky on August 26, 2024, 9:50 PMHey people, first post here :).
I'm kind of loving accuweather.com for their consistency. Once I get the city state where the track is located imputed, I hit the "Daily" on top, then I click on each individual day I think the weather would impact the respective races. Their estimated rain fall day / night and % of rain at all has been fairly, consistently reliable.....any thoughts or suggestions. Thank you!
Sounds like we should anoint you the forum's meteorologist.
Do you find that off tracks make standardbred betting as challenging as off track thoroughbred betting? And I am not talking 2 year old trotters. There should be a therapy hotline for anyone wagering 2 year old trotters on an off track.
The deep nature of the thoroughbred tracks make them so unpredictable when you throw in the weather variables
And welcome to the forum!
Thanks buddy. The jury is out lol because past performances are not indicative of future results. Accuweather wasn't so great around the Oaks, KY Derby, since them pretty damn good.
I am big fan on pp stats, even lifetime if I have to access, and yes, absolutely I go both ways lmao - Harness / Thoroughbred. On the T-bred side I don't really care what the sire's and or dam's offspring have done so far on the mud. No past performance is an auto toss on the race, however you brought up a good point, ie the nature of tracks, I find the NYC tracks to be very deep on a fast day. So for example I might not DQ the KY Derby gone wet, too much money bet to not take a chance and look beyond lacking pps on the wet.
It takes a certain type of "daring" individual to bet 2 yo trotters with no pps on wet... I call those races - fast food - for the connoisseurs of crap.
You used to be able to bet the horses with the "N" on the end of them almost in the blind on a wet track. Go New Zealand! Better racing through chemistry through a damper on a lot of stuff.
This was one of the most prolific horses, mudders to hit a wet track that I saw live...Exaggerator. A so so 3 yo on fast until the track went good then better, and super sloppy a monster.
This was awesome too, Hitchiker at Cal Expo, what....a....comeback!
Feel free to post on the Thoroughbred boards here. It seems 95% of the members are on the Harness Racing side, and we need more members like you.
Quote from Senator Blutarsky on August 26, 2024, 11:02 PMQuote from talkinghorse on August 26, 2024, 10:44 PMQuote from Senator Blutarsky on August 26, 2024, 10:33 PMQuote from Bgtolex25 on August 26, 2024, 10:09 PM
Quote from Senator Blutarsky on August 26, 2024, 9:50 PMHey people, first post here :).
I'm kind of loving accuweather.com for their consistency. Once I get the city state where the track is located imputed, I hit the "Daily" on top, then I click on each individual day I think the weather would impact the respective races. Their estimated rain fall day / night and % of rain at all has been fairly, consistently reliable.....any thoughts or suggestions. Thank you!
Sounds like we should anoint you the forum's meteorologist.
Do you find that off tracks make standardbred betting as challenging as off track thoroughbred betting? And I am not talking 2 year old trotters. There should be a therapy hotline for anyone wagering 2 year old trotters on an off track.
The deep nature of the thoroughbred tracks make them so unpredictable when you throw in the weather variables
And welcome to the forum!
Thanks buddy. The jury is out lol because past performances are not indicative of future results. Accuweather wasn't so great around the Oaks, KY Derby, since them pretty damn good.
I am big fan on pp stats, even lifetime if I have to access, and yes, absolutely I go both ways lmao - Harness / Thoroughbred. On the T-bred side I don't really care what the sire's and or dam's offspring have done so far on the mud. No past performance is an auto toss on the race, however you brought up a good point, ie the nature of tracks, I find the NYC tracks to be very deep on a fast day. So for example I might not DQ the KY Derby gone wet, too much money bet to not take a chance and look beyond lacking pps on the wet.
It takes a certain type of "daring" individual to bet 2 yo trotters with no pps on wet... I call those races - fast food - for the connoisseurs of crap.
You used to be able to bet the horses with the "N" on the end of them almost in the blind on a wet track. Go New Zealand! Better racing through chemistry through a damper on a lot of stuff.
This was one of the most prolific horses, mudders to hit a wet track that I saw live...Exaggerator. A so so 3 yo on fast until the track went good then better, and super sloppy a monster.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24LOuy5OVVo
This was awesome too, Hitchiker at Cal Expo, what....a....comeback!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87cY4B_fumA
Feel free to post on the Thoroughbred boards here. It seems 95% of the members are on the Harness Racing side, and we need more members like you.
10-4 boss, I'll blow up every forum in here with and in their respective related topics - first day here and I soiled my diaper already....biiiig races at that odd looking Kentucky Downs this week, and some lovely stuff at Mohawk on Saturday.
I've been selective with all my wagering so I lean toward stakes, horses that I follow too that land wherever whenever. Thanks!
Quote from talkinghorse on August 26, 2024, 10:44 PMQuote from Senator Blutarsky on August 26, 2024, 10:33 PMQuote from Bgtolex25 on August 26, 2024, 10:09 PM
Quote from Senator Blutarsky on August 26, 2024, 9:50 PMHey people, first post here :).
I'm kind of loving accuweather.com for their consistency. Once I get the city state where the track is located imputed, I hit the "Daily" on top, then I click on each individual day I think the weather would impact the respective races. Their estimated rain fall day / night and % of rain at all has been fairly, consistently reliable.....any thoughts or suggestions. Thank you!
Sounds like we should anoint you the forum's meteorologist.
Do you find that off tracks make standardbred betting as challenging as off track thoroughbred betting? And I am not talking 2 year old trotters. There should be a therapy hotline for anyone wagering 2 year old trotters on an off track.
The deep nature of the thoroughbred tracks make them so unpredictable when you throw in the weather variables
And welcome to the forum!
Thanks buddy. The jury is out lol because past performances are not indicative of future results. Accuweather wasn't so great around the Oaks, KY Derby, since them pretty damn good.
I am big fan on pp stats, even lifetime if I have to access, and yes, absolutely I go both ways lmao - Harness / Thoroughbred. On the T-bred side I don't really care what the sire's and or dam's offspring have done so far on the mud. No past performance is an auto toss on the race, however you brought up a good point, ie the nature of tracks, I find the NYC tracks to be very deep on a fast day. So for example I might not DQ the KY Derby gone wet, too much money bet to not take a chance and look beyond lacking pps on the wet.
It takes a certain type of "daring" individual to bet 2 yo trotters with no pps on wet... I call those races - fast food - for the connoisseurs of crap.
You used to be able to bet the horses with the "N" on the end of them almost in the blind on a wet track. Go New Zealand! Better racing through chemistry through a damper on a lot of stuff.
This was one of the most prolific horses, mudders to hit a wet track that I saw live...Exaggerator. A so so 3 yo on fast until the track went good then better, and super sloppy a monster.
This was awesome too, Hitchiker at Cal Expo, what....a....comeback!
Feel free to post on the Thoroughbred boards here. It seems 95% of the members are on the Harness Racing side, and we need more members like you.
10-4 boss, I'll blow up every forum in here with and in their respective related topics - first day here and I soiled my diaper already....biiiig races at that odd looking Kentucky Downs this week, and some lovely stuff at Mohawk on Saturday.
I've been selective with all my wagering so I lean toward stakes, horses that I follow too that land wherever whenever. Thanks!
Quote from Lonnie on August 26, 2024, 11:03 PMQuote from Senator Blutarsky on August 26, 2024, 11:02 PMQuote from talkinghorse on August 26, 2024, 10:44 PMQuote from Senator Blutarsky on August 26, 2024, 10:33 PMQuote from Bgtolex25 on August 26, 2024, 10:09 PM
Quote from Senator Blutarsky on August 26, 2024, 9:50 PMHey people, first post here :).
I'm kind of loving accuweather.com for their consistency. Once I get the city state where the track is located imputed, I hit the "Daily" on top, then I click on each individual day I think the weather would impact the respective races. Their estimated rain fall day / night and % of rain at all has been fairly, consistently reliable.....any thoughts or suggestions. Thank you!
Sounds like we should anoint you the forum's meteorologist.
Do you find that off tracks make standardbred betting as challenging as off track thoroughbred betting? And I am not talking 2 year old trotters. There should be a therapy hotline for anyone wagering 2 year old trotters on an off track.
The deep nature of the thoroughbred tracks make them so unpredictable when you throw in the weather variables
And welcome to the forum!
Thanks buddy. The jury is out lol because past performances are not indicative of future results. Accuweather wasn't so great around the Oaks, KY Derby, since them pretty damn good.
I am big fan on pp stats, even lifetime if I have to access, and yes, absolutely I go both ways lmao - Harness / Thoroughbred. On the T-bred side I don't really care what the sire's and or dam's offspring have done so far on the mud. No past performance is an auto toss on the race, however you brought up a good point, ie the nature of tracks, I find the NYC tracks to be very deep on a fast day. So for example I might not DQ the KY Derby gone wet, too much money bet to not take a chance and look beyond lacking pps on the wet.
It takes a certain type of "daring" individual to bet 2 yo trotters with no pps on wet... I call those races - fast food - for the connoisseurs of crap.
You used to be able to bet the horses with the "N" on the end of them almost in the blind on a wet track. Go New Zealand! Better racing through chemistry through a damper on a lot of stuff.
This was one of the most prolific horses, mudders to hit a wet track that I saw live...Exaggerator. A so so 3 yo on fast until the track went good then better, and super sloppy a monster.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24LOuy5OVVo
This was awesome too, Hitchiker at Cal Expo, what....a....comeback!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87cY4B_fumA
Feel free to post on the Thoroughbred boards here. It seems 95% of the members are on the Harness Racing side, and we need more members like you.
10-4 boss, I'll blow up every forum in here with and in their respective related topics - first day here and I soiled my diaper already....biiiig races at that odd looking Kentucky Downs this week, and some lovely stuff at Mohawk on Saturday.
I've been selective with all my wagering so I lean toward stakes, horses that I follow too that land wherever whenever. Thanks!
Welcome aboard! Buckle your seatbelts!!
Quote from Senator Blutarsky on August 26, 2024, 11:02 PMQuote from talkinghorse on August 26, 2024, 10:44 PMQuote from Senator Blutarsky on August 26, 2024, 10:33 PMQuote from Bgtolex25 on August 26, 2024, 10:09 PM
Quote from Senator Blutarsky on August 26, 2024, 9:50 PMHey people, first post here :).
I'm kind of loving accuweather.com for their consistency. Once I get the city state where the track is located imputed, I hit the "Daily" on top, then I click on each individual day I think the weather would impact the respective races. Their estimated rain fall day / night and % of rain at all has been fairly, consistently reliable.....any thoughts or suggestions. Thank you!
Sounds like we should anoint you the forum's meteorologist.
Do you find that off tracks make standardbred betting as challenging as off track thoroughbred betting? And I am not talking 2 year old trotters. There should be a therapy hotline for anyone wagering 2 year old trotters on an off track.
The deep nature of the thoroughbred tracks make them so unpredictable when you throw in the weather variables
And welcome to the forum!
Thanks buddy. The jury is out lol because past performances are not indicative of future results. Accuweather wasn't so great around the Oaks, KY Derby, since them pretty damn good.
I am big fan on pp stats, even lifetime if I have to access, and yes, absolutely I go both ways lmao - Harness / Thoroughbred. On the T-bred side I don't really care what the sire's and or dam's offspring have done so far on the mud. No past performance is an auto toss on the race, however you brought up a good point, ie the nature of tracks, I find the NYC tracks to be very deep on a fast day. So for example I might not DQ the KY Derby gone wet, too much money bet to not take a chance and look beyond lacking pps on the wet.
It takes a certain type of "daring" individual to bet 2 yo trotters with no pps on wet... I call those races - fast food - for the connoisseurs of crap.
You used to be able to bet the horses with the "N" on the end of them almost in the blind on a wet track. Go New Zealand! Better racing through chemistry through a damper on a lot of stuff.
This was one of the most prolific horses, mudders to hit a wet track that I saw live...Exaggerator. A so so 3 yo on fast until the track went good then better, and super sloppy a monster.
This was awesome too, Hitchiker at Cal Expo, what....a....comeback!
Feel free to post on the Thoroughbred boards here. It seems 95% of the members are on the Harness Racing side, and we need more members like you.
10-4 boss, I'll blow up every forum in here with and in their respective related topics - first day here and I soiled my diaper already....biiiig races at that odd looking Kentucky Downs this week, and some lovely stuff at Mohawk on Saturday.
I've been selective with all my wagering so I lean toward stakes, horses that I follow too that land wherever whenever. Thanks!
Welcome aboard! Buckle your seatbelts!!
Quote from Porcupine on August 27, 2024, 6:19 PMSome racetracks become even faster in the rain. Then there are those tracks, not so much.
Some racetracks become even faster in the rain. Then there are those tracks, not so much.
Quote from Senator Blutarsky on August 27, 2024, 7:03 PMQuote from Porcupine on August 27, 2024, 6:19 PMSome racetracks become even faster in the rain. Then there are those tracks, not so much.
Great point!
There is more than, size of tracks, configurations, first turn / stretch distance.
That's what I'm about, data data more data and absorb it where it starts building into my handicapping. For Owners, trainers and drivers, their strategy too, so it's universally important.
I'm not sure if I trust the speed figs, track variants, bias entirely as this would be even more scientific...I think?
Watching races at tracks for several months, even just the replays and documenting. Another curve ball is the heavy machinery they use to flatten out and seal the track, at least make it uniform.
Quote from Porcupine on August 27, 2024, 6:19 PMSome racetracks become even faster in the rain. Then there are those tracks, not so much.
Great point!
There is more than, size of tracks, configurations, first turn / stretch distance.
That's what I'm about, data data more data and absorb it where it starts building into my handicapping. For Owners, trainers and drivers, their strategy too, so it's universally important.
I'm not sure if I trust the speed figs, track variants, bias entirely as this would be even more scientific...I think?
Watching races at tracks for several months, even just the replays and documenting. Another curve ball is the heavy machinery they use to flatten out and seal the track, at least make it uniform.
Quote from Lonnie on August 27, 2024, 7:25 PMQuote from Senator Blutarsky on August 27, 2024, 7:03 PMQuote from Porcupine on August 27, 2024, 6:19 PMSome racetracks become even faster in the rain. Then there are those tracks, not so much.
I'm not sure if I trust the speed figs, track variants, bias entirely as this would be even more scientific...I think?
Watching races at tracks for several months, even just the replays and documenting. Another curve ball is the heavy machinery they use to flatten out and seal the track, at least make it uniform.
Smart man to document what you see with your own eyes. I always told myself I would start to keep a log with race notes. They're more powerful than the charts. But... I haven't. Occasionally a mental note, which I remember a second after the horse that caught my eye wins it's next race at 14-1, crosses the finish line.
Quote from Senator Blutarsky on August 27, 2024, 7:03 PMQuote from Porcupine on August 27, 2024, 6:19 PMSome racetracks become even faster in the rain. Then there are those tracks, not so much.
I'm not sure if I trust the speed figs, track variants, bias entirely as this would be even more scientific...I think?
Watching races at tracks for several months, even just the replays and documenting. Another curve ball is the heavy machinery they use to flatten out and seal the track, at least make it uniform.
Smart man to document what you see with your own eyes. I always told myself I would start to keep a log with race notes. They're more powerful than the charts. But... I haven't. Occasionally a mental note, which I remember a second after the horse that caught my eye wins it's next race at 14-1, crosses the finish line.