If you could do that, then you could work on how to make money doing any form
of auto racing! :)
> On May 4, 2018 at 11:16 PM Bill via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> I started paying attention to horse racing and some other forms of
> gambling when it became obvious to me that for some gambling forms there are
> enough data points available to be predictive to a degree. I started looking
> at what would be required to win frequently enough to make a profit after the
> house takes their cut. I?d say it?s feasible and I?ve learned enough about
> machine learning to think the process of picking and refining performance
> could be automated. Let the software learn with fake bets until it?s steadily
> making a profit. Then go live. You?d need a crew to place all the bets since
> the analysis needs to run until a few minutes before a parimutuel race
> happens. If I wasn?t so lazy I?d do this.
>
>
> > > On May 3, 2018, at 9:12 PM, Bill Dentinger via Fot < fot
> at autox.team.net mailto:fot at autox.team.net > wrote:
> >
> > Amici...
> >
> > My other passion in life is thoroughbred horse racing.
> >
> > During my thirty-five years of vintage racing, I never raced at
> > VSCDA's Gingerman event, which also included their annual Driver's School.
> > My driving skills probably indicated I was missing out on those events.
> > Well, this was because the event fell on Kentucky Derby Day. My racing
> > partners, Don Brick and Bob Wismer, always ran Gingerman, but I never did.
> > I love horse racing. On one of my racing trips to Watkins Glen, we added
> > the Lime Rock event and that brought us close enough that it also included
> > a stop at Saratoga. We went to Saratoga three days in a row. For horse
> > racing fans going to tracks like Saratoga is like going to a special
> > Cathedral, or even the Vatican.
> >
> > I love horse racing. Every year from October until the first
> > Saturday in May, I will clock, study, and maintain data on all of the
> > Triple Crown Prep Races preceding the Kentucky Derby. I used to have a
> > mason contractor friend in Kitchner, Ontario, Canada, who bred and raced
> > horses. He even had bred and raced a filly who won the Queen's Plate
> > Stakes (a very big deal up at Woodbine). But I have no other formal horse
> > racing connections. I have never been an owner. I am not a High Roller.
> > I am not even a frequent bettor. Early in 2016 I moved from Wisconsin to
> > Las Vegas so we would be closer to our oldest daughter and her husband. I
> > am literally surrounded by Casinos. The nearest is SOUTH POINT, which has
> > an outstanding, totally dedicated Race Book for Dog and Horse racing. Am
> > I a frequent visitor? Nope! I'll go and bet the horses three or four
> > times a year (mostly when we have guests in town who want to gamble). But
> > I do watch a lot of horse racing on TV, I also do a lot of handicapping,
> > and I make a lot of pretend bets on paper. That's the way I keep track of
> > my ability, or sometimes lack there of. My wife likes my hobby. She says
> > it keeps me out of trouble, and she knows where I am.
> >
> > Anyway, I have prepared some notes for the 144th running of the
> > Kentucky Derby. I do this every year for my family and close friends.
> > This year is an extremely competitive race, with a whole bunch of colts who
> > all have a serious chance to win the roses. If you are unaware, I believe
> > NBC carries the race and depending upon where you live, Post Time is:
> > 6:50/5:50/4:50/3:50 PM. I am sure coverage probably starts an hour before
> > Post Time. If you would like to see a copy of my notes on the 144th
> > Kentucky Derby, drop me an email OFF LIST, and I'll be glad to send you one
> > (I've got my notes on an Excel Spread Sheet).
> >
> > This is all meant to be JUST FOR FUN!
> >
> > Bill Dentinger
> >
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