HARNESS RACE (TUTOR/HANDICAPPER)
PROGRAM PRICE $80.00
COPYRIGHT 1987-2003
BY
WILLIAM J. BOWIE SR.
4514 WELDON DRIVE
CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND 20748-3839
E-MAIL:-bbowie@bowienet.com
HARNESS RACE (TUTOR/HANDICAPPER)
INTRODUCTION
"THIS Document Is A Condenced Version Of
The Version You Receive With Programs"
LET'S GET DIRECTLY TO THE POINT.
I HAVE SEEN FOUR(4) OR FIVE(5) FLAT(THOROUGHBRED)
AND HARNESS (STANDARDBRED) PROGRAMS. I HAVE NOT SEEN A
PROGRAM THAT BOTH HANDICAPS A HARNESS RACE AND, AT
THE SAME TIME, TUTORS THE USER ON THE FINE POINTS OF
HARNESS RACE HANDICAPPING, SO I WROTE ONE.
AFTER READING BOOKS ABOUT PACE AND TIME
HANDICAPPING, AFTER HANDICAPPING HUNDREDS OF RACES,
AFTER TALKING WITH MANY OTHER HANDICPPERS AND RACE
FANS, I HAVE DEVELOPED A METHOD THAT USES TECHNIQUES
FROM PACE AND TIME HANDICAPPING. A KNOWLEDGE OF THE
INFORMATION GIVEN IN RACING FORM IS REQUIRED.
METHODOLOGY
THE METHODOLOGY OF THE PROGRAM IS BASED ON
STUDYING THE PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION OF THE
HORSE, AS GIVEN IN THE RACING FORM, AND USING, AS
INPUT TO THIS PROGRAM, THE HORSES BEST RACE WITHIN THE
PAST FOUR(4) TO FIVE(5) WEEKS. A RACE OLDER THAN
FIVE(5) WEEKS MAY NOT REFLECT THE CURRENT FORM OF THE
HORSE. I CAN HEAR SOME OF YOU SAYING SUCH THINGS AS,
"WHAT DO YOU DO IF THE HORSE HAS NOT RACED SINCE LAST
YEAR?". PASS THE RACE. IT'S JUST THAT SIMPLE,UNLESS
YOU LIKE DONATING TO A CHARITABLE CAUSE NAMED
"MUTUAL WAGERING".
THE PROGRAM ANALIZES A RACE BASED ON THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT EACH HORSE IN THE RACE:
1. CLASS
2. CURRENT FORM(CONDITION OF HORSE)
3. FINAL TIME
4. PACE RATING
5. POST POSITION
6. FINISHING LENGTHS
7. DRIVER AND TRAINER RATING
8. TRACK VARIANT
9. TRACK TEMPERATURE
10. UP OR DOWN IN CLASS
11. SUPERIOR RUNNING
12. RUNNING STYLE
MOST HORSES RUN ONE OF THREE RACING STYLES:
A. FRONT RUNNERS.
THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF FRONT RUNNERS:
1. FRONT RUNNERS THAT CAN BE RATED.
2. FRONT RUNNERS THAT CAN NOT BE RATED.
B. EVEN RUNNERS.
C. CLOSING RUNNERS.
SOME HORSES CAN RACE A, B, OR C STYLE.
THE PROGRAM WILL MAKE ADJUSTMENTS, TO THE HORSE'S
RATING, BASED ON THE "BEST RACE" INFORMATION.
13. PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT
14.NUMBER OF STARTS/IN MONEY FOR HORSE
15.TRACK CONDITION
TRACK CONDITION REFERS TO TRACK CONDITION OF
"BEST RACE".
TRACK CONDITION AND SYMBOLS ARE:
FAST---F
GOOD---G
MUDDY--M
SLOPPY-S
SLOW---SL
16. RACE DISTANCE
THE PROGRAM WILL ASK FOR THE DISTANCE OF RACE AND MAKES
ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BEST RACE AND
TONIGHTS RACE DISTANCE.
17.LIFE TIME SPEED RECORD
THE PROGRAM WILL ASK YOU TO ENTER THE HORSE'S
OFFICIAL LIFE TIME SPEED RECORD. THIS INFORMATION IS
GIVEN IN THE RACING FORM.
THE PROGRAM WILL ASK YOU TO ENTER INFORMATION
FROM THE HORSE'S BEST RACE. TRY TO USE A RACE THAT IS
NO OLDER THAN FOUR(4) TO FIVE(5) WEEKS. A RACE OLDER
THAN FIVE WEEKS MAY NOT INDICATE THE HORSE'S CURRENT
FORM. THE HORSE'S LAST FOUR(4) TO FIVE(5) RACES WILL
NORMALLY SHOW IF:
A. THE HORSE IS COMMING INTO FORM.
B. THE HORSE IS IN FORM.
C. THE HORSE IS GOING OUT OF FORM.
PROGRAM REPORTS
THE PROGRAM PRODUCES FOUR(4) TYPES OF REPORTS.
A. RACE PACE REPORT.
B. RACE SELECTION REPORT.
C. RACE ANALYSIS REPORT.
D. RACE OVERLAY REPORT.
BETTING THE PROGRAM SELECTION
I HAVE NEVER SEEN A HANDICAPPING SYSTEM THAT
PICKS A WINNER IN EVERY RACE. IF SOMEONE OFFERS YOU
SUCH A SYSTEM, RUN, DON'T WALK, THE OTHER WAY. AFTER
HANDICAPPING HUNDREDS OF RACES, AFTER TALKING WITH
MANY HANDICAPPERS AND AFTER HAVING READ MANY
HANDICAPPING BOOKS, I AM LEFT WITH THE IMPRESSION THAT
IF YOU DEVELOP YOUR HANDICAPPING SKILLS TO THE LEVEL
OF AVERAGING ONE(1) WINNER IN EVERY FIVE(5) RACES THAT
YOU HANDICAP, YOU ARE A GOOD HANDICAPPER.
DO NOT BET THE PROGRAM SELECTION UNLESS THE ODDS
AT POST TIME ARE EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN YOUR
HANDICAPPING LEVEL BECAUSE THE ODDS ARE AGAINST YOU.
NOW, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN ?. IT MEANS THAT THE PROGRAM
REPORT INFORMATION WILL ONLY BE AS ACCURATE AS IS YOUR
ABILITY TO READ THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE RACING
FORM.
THE PROGRAM PICKS THREE(3) SELECTIONS PER RACE.
THE SELECTIONS ARE:
1. FIRST PLACE--------WIN.
2. SECOND PLACE-------PLACE.
3. THIRD PLACE--------SHOW.
THREE SELECTIONS,AS WELL AS OTHER REPORT
INFORMATION, ARE GIVEN FOR THOSE BRAVE SOULS WHO LIKE
EXOTIC BETTING,SUCH AS TRIPLE AND EXACTA WAGERING. I
BET ONE HORSE PER RACE. I WILL ONLY BET THE PROGRAM
SELECTION (WIN), IF THE ODDS AT POST TIME ARE 3 TO 1
OR BETTER. AT THE START OF THE MEET, I SET UP A
BETTING POOL OF $1,000. I BET NO MORE THAN TEN
PERCENT(10%) AND NO LESS THAN TWENTY($20) DOLLARS TO
WIN ON THE PROGRAM SELECTION. IF YOU WANT TO USE THE
PROGRAM INFORMATION TO DO EXOTIC WAGERING, I SUGGEST
YOU READ ABOUT THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF BETTING SYSTEMS
AND PICK THE SYSTEM OR SYSTEMS THAT YOU THINK WILL BE
MOST BENIFICIAL FOR YOU.
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