I?m crazy, but I?m not stupid. That?s impossible.
> On May 5, 2018, at 8:21 AM, JOE CURRY <spitlist at cox.net> wrote:
>
> 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.
>>
>>>
>>> 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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