Hello everyone

[AAcoolguy]

I was just wondering if this forum is still alive. I don't see any
recent posts. I recently purchased the Computrak software and I would
like to know what others think of it. I have been working with it
mostly at Hollywood and have been making a small profit betting to
place. How are others using it and what kind of results are you having?

[Thoroughbred]

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have had Computrak for a few months and I am very pleased with it.
I play the pick 3's and pick 4's. ---So far mostly on paper. I keep
the Pick 3 at $27 (3+3+3) and go a little deeper in the Pick 4. It
has hit some huge Pick 4's on tickets ranging from $48 to @ $150.
You still have to use judgment ---there is no "black box" in this
game. I am still charting sprints using the top 3 horses in Res and
Ref columns only. I don't count 7 furlongs because I consider that a
route. Anyway. one of those horses has won in 28 out of 70 plays.
Needless to say, if u play Pick 3, Pick 4, Pick 5,6 and/or Daily
Double, you can keep your ticket cost low by concentrating on the top
three numbers in those columns for sprints only!!!!! Please share
what u do to hit those place horses and more importantly -----what
your win percentage is. Hope to hear from u.

[AAcoolguy]

What I have been donig is using the Default setting but disabling
the surface restriction, Hollywood is Cushion track and I found the
surface similar enough to the turf that it doesn't matter all that
much. I then take the top three OL horses and,

A) if it is a route I will see if one of the three top OL horses is
in the top three (lowest) RF. If more than one of the OL horses is in
the top three RF, I will use the lowest (top rated) RF horse as my
Place bet. Or,
B) if it is a sprint I will see if one of the top three OL horses
is in the top three RES. Again if more than one I will take the one
with the highest RES as my place bet.

If none of the top three OL horses are in the top three RES/RF I will
pass the race.
If there is a first time starter with a higher FT than any of the
three top OL horses I will pass the race.

I used this strategy for 89 races (bet real money). I had 51% Place
wins at an average mutuel of $3.95 for an ROI of 4%.
Not much of a return but a return nonetheless. I am using a percentage
of bankroll money management plan.

I am trying a win bet strategy now, I have only just started so I
have no stats.

Thoroghbred, when you make your picks, what settings are you using?
Are you using default? Or is each race specific? I know there is no
black box. My judgement is coming out of the type of race that happens
to be running, route or sprint.

I am also trying to come up with a contender selection proccess based
on best time (BT) but that isn't working as well. Ok enough for now.
Good Luck.

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[AAcoolguy]

Here's an update on the win bet strategy I was trying, it was a
miserable failure! Not even worth reporting on. What I decided to do
though was go back over the days I played and use the "Wizard" to make
the selections. If I would have done that, I would have come out with
a healthy profit instead of a loss. So what I plan on doing for my
next test, is use the default settings and use the "Wizard" criteria
for my contender selection. I will then only bet on the contenders
that are overlays against the morning line odds. I have to make my
bets early so I have to use the morning line instead of the "off"
odds.
I would really like to hear from others as to how they are doing. Is
there anyone out there? (besides Thoroughbred)

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