Dear Mr. Schwartz,
The more I dig into this program, and the more I begin to understand the sophistication of what it's doing, the more I understand that this is a REVOLUTION to the retail handicapping world. The question becomes, "How do I throw a saddle over this bronc and try to tame it?! This is going to be a wild ride.
Sincerely,
Anonymous kid in a candy store.

BTP01 - I singled #2 at 4/5, then 2/5 and 1/5.
At the gate they, field scratched to 4 horses.
My #2 went wound up winning at even money.

God works in mysterious ways.

I got this from my ChatGTP+ Horse-Racing Watch. I thought it was interesting. Can we hope other tracks will sit up and take notice?

AI Horse-Racing Watch

There is one meaningful new development this week: NYRA’s 2026 Saratoga meet finished with record wagering despite sharply reduced CAW activity.

Saratoga handled $905.4 million, up 3.5% from the comparable 2025 period, even though NYRA says computer-assisted wagering fell by roughly 29%. Earlier in the meet, retail/non-CAW wagering was running about 6–7% higher while CAW volume was down close to 30%.

That matters because one of the industry's strongest arguments against restricting CAW has been that pools would shrink materially if high-speed professional money were constrained. NYRA’s experiment is producing evidence in the other direction: limiting late CAW access can reduce CAW volume without necessarily reducing overall handle, because ordinary wagering can partially or completely replace it. NYRA President David O'Rourke said the increase in retail participation exceeded their expectations.

Since I've been out of racing really for five or six years, this was an eye opener. The decrease in the number of races is breathtaking. The track closures is also breathtaking:
California
Golden Gate Fields (Albany, CA) - Closed 2024Hollywood Park (Inglewood, CA) - Closed 2013Bay Meadows Racetrack (San Mateo, CA) - Closed 2008
Illinois
Arlington Park (Arlington Heights, IL) - Closed 2021Sportsman’s Park (Cicero, IL) - Closed 2003
Florida
Calder Race Course (Miami Gardens, FL) - Closed 2020 Hialeah Park (Hialeah, FL) - Closed 2016
Northeast Region
Suffolk Downs (Boston, MA) - Closed 2019 Rockingham Park (Salem, NH) - Closed 2016 Atlantic City Race Course (Mays Landing, NJ) - Closed 2015
Midwest & Southwest
Beulah Park (Grove City, OH) - Closed 2014 Yavapai Downs / Arizona Downs (Prescott Valley, AZ) - Closed 2022 Manor Downs (Manor, TX) - Closed 2010 Pinnacle Race Course (New Boston, MI) - Closed 2010 (Per Google)