Dave, I just saw this and offer my condolences. May his memory be a blessing.

Dave, I truly admire your inner strength and the approach you take to life. Here's to those victories; however big or small they may be for each of us!

We're with you Dave, you are on the right track.

Dave, condolences to you and the family!

Condolences Dave to you and your family!

I didn't know about your terrible tragedy. So, my condolences and prayers are with you. :pray:

First of all, my deepest most heartfelt condolences. I can't imagine what that must feel like.

You two are in my prayers. Fight on.

More:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89ogadnQ8uo

This is a good question as there are many forms of class to consider: purse, claiming tag, track (is the horse shipping in from a higher or lower class track?), trainer, or jockey. These considerations aren’t based on time but are certainly reflected in the odds. My question is when are these factors more predictive than past performance data?

I just read on Pace Advantage a post of Ron Tiller’s from 2004 in which he describes Dave as an “artificial intelligence/neural network bon vivant”. Hah! A perfect description 21 years later!

RIP Ron. Thank you for your humor and your support!!!

Here’s the thread at PA:

http://www.paceadvantage.com/forum/showpost.php?p=97708&postcount=11

https://x.com/i/status/1877941400538341573

Rescue efforts hq'd at Santa Anita.
Thanks to all helping out!!

RIP to one of the good ones…
a lot of the magic of HSH and its descendants is directly related to the diligence and devotion that were the daily bread of HDW, aka Ron Tiller and Jim Cramer et al…the integrity and quality of their data, the attention to detail, the quest for preciseness, 364 days a year, year in, year out, for decades of my life, is unmatched by anything else….the calm and never rattled Ron Tiller, a man with a very unique perspective on life and a singular sense of humor, will be greatly missed,,,my world is greatly diminished by his passing, he was dedicated to smoothing the bumps and filling the potholes in the road we travel, and although life goes on, the numbers will never be as accurate nor as readily available as they have been under his watch…
Ron knew people as friends, not clients or customers, and i am deeply saddened to have lost an old friend.

gino

Wow I just talked to him not long ago when he got back from Thanksgiving break from Michigan. RIP!

As a JCapper user, I had many LONG conversations
with Ron over the years. He was always so very helpful
and gave out his expert knowledge about racing freely.

I will miss him. I considered him a friend.

Ryan fromBetting The Odds posted the following:

"These are the top track bias plays to target this week (Jan 08) when handicapping:

Gulfstream Park
Posts 4-6 in Tapeta sprints are winning 52% of races.

Turfway Park
Closers in routes have taken 50% of races.

Tampa Bay Downs
Early runners in dirt routes are 20-for-40.

Fair Grounds
Closers in turf routes have won 60% of the races.

Oaklawn Park
Stalkers in routes have won 45% of races."

QUESTION:
Are the strongest horses getting the lucky draw into the middle posts
at Gulfstream?
Are the closers the strongest at Turfway or are the jocks taking back
because they think that is the way they HAVE TO ride to win? Or is
there REALLY a bias?
Same with the other tracks?

Thoughts??

That's easy compared to picking winners in 2yr, old maiden races.

Wishing all of you and yours a Merry Christmas and/or Happy Hanukkah.

Thank you all for adding so much to our lives.