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Subject: [Fot] 144th KENTUCKY DERBY
From: spitlist at cox.net (JOE CURRY)
Date: Sat, 5 May 2018 11:21:35 -0400 (EDT)
References: <163295a3011-c8c-2a01d@webjas-vae115.srv.aolmail.net> <iWWQ1x00b0NyJgq01WWS55>
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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