i just remembered. I do use VDC as one of many factors in selecting a pace line, giving limited preference to the line with the best VDC. — RanchWest

How is that calculated?

BTW, THIS is why I love a forum.

I asked a simple question but apparently didn't make it quite clear enough. Yet, a wonderful idea comes out of the DISCUSSION that ensued.

"Median" meaning the single value dead center in the sorted list?

I actually like the idea - so much so that it will wind up in the Studio.

Might want a little filtering. (Perhaps tossing wrong surface, way wrong distance.)

I'm not following your process very well and I'd really like to.

What I do is use the %Median of all of the lines of a race and build a model range based only on those races.

So, if there are 10 horses, each with 10 pacelines, you through all 100 into a put and... WHAT?

Do you average all of those 100 races, ignoring surface & distance? (I'm thinking not.)

More, please.

Happy birthday, William!

This is also the answer to the question you posted from @stevekisslinger.

Thank you.

What about question #2 on your computer?

Since Texas does not allow ADW's, the easiest way for me to follow the action is with Twinspires on my phone while my program is up on my PC. — RanchWest

1. Can you get that same site on your computer?
2. Can you copy/paste the screen?

Thank you.
It is imperative that I get the odds into the software.

I will begin with AmWager and ATR.

Me, too.
Guess I will begin with that one.

And, of course, ATR will be an option.

As I said, I already have an ATR interface to my existing product.

Since I am adding features to a new product, I'd prefer it not come with a $100-per-year tax.

So, I'm looking for tote boards to be copied/pasted into the software.

I could scrape but that is generally against the terms of service. Well, it is always against TOS.

Thank you.
Of course, I have that but not everyone wants to spend the money. Besides, getting the data OUT is a hassle.

ATR actually has an HSH interface that does a good job, but it is too slow when you're playing 4 or more tracks.

What I meant was, "What WEBSITE do you use to view and/or capture the odds?"

Let me try it another way.

How do you get data from the tote board?

Man, if that's funny, just wait until you hear my comedy routine! — RanchWest

Mama raised me to be po-light.

That's the pronunciation of the two words. For instance, it is NOT log-it. — RanchWest

Hilarious!
:razz: :rofl:

LOH-jit, prä-bət. — RanchWest

What that mean, Kemosabe?

Could not find a translate page.

Thanks Dave! This is another concept that will twist my brain in x directions. LoL — William Zayonce

LOL

If you like CX Wong's book, know that there is a link in it to a whole bunch of spreadsheets.

Precision: Statistical and Mathematical Methods in Horse Racing

A bit of thread drift, but if you like that one, perhaps you will like this one as well.

SEARCHING FOR POSITIVE RETURNS AT THE TRACK: A MULTINOMIAL LOGIT MODEL FOR HANDICAPPING HORSE RACES

LOGIT is the basis for how the whales play.

Basically, there are two strategies used by the whales.

• Logit
• Probit

Which leads to this:
Logit vs Probit Models: Differences, Examples

Are you guys seeing this issue with your data?
At some point Gulfstream changed races originally scheduled for Turf to be moved to the Tapeta instead of the main track. Because there has always been one symbol for "off the turf" that historically means "moved to dirt", my incoming data is showing off the turf races as ran on dirt, when they were actually moved to tapeta. — Dustin Korth

What is your data source?