Most handicappers data mine.
That is, they formulate an opinion based upon a myriad of factors.
Most handicappers develop their own unique style over the years.
Most handicappers have biases. Good or bad. Correct or Incorrect.
Some key on trainers, some emphasize pace. Some, like my grandfather bet jockeys like Manny Ycaza or Braulio Baeza. :).
For regular Tgraph players, we purchase these figures because we feel they give us an EDGE in formulating our opinion.
Over the years, JB and his crew have constantly found ways to improve the product giving us more data and information. Via MINING their DATA, tgraphs\'s presently offer a wealth of information other than just performance figures.
From a personal viewpoint, I have used the sire profiles (specifically horses that move up on turf etc.) and some trainer stats to (strengths, weaknesses etc.) to fine tune my selections.
At present, JB has been allowing us to purchase a large amount of data at a fixed price. Surely, I have spent more (I assume this was one purpose of the volume discount) than before.
Which, having belabored the point enough :), I come to my question.
Has their been consideration to add additional data mining elements to Tgraphs. More specifically, I mean customized data mining that could be done on a pre-race basis.
A few examples:
1) PATTERN: 3 year olds that have paired their 2 year old top in last two starts (this being a pretty well known pattern).
2) SIRE STATS: Identify 1st time dirt to turf starters with sires that improve 3 point+ from dirt to turf.
If one then purchases volume, he could \"mine\" specific situations for further evaluation.
From there on, use your imagination. Endless possibilities.
Thanks;
Waxing philosophic in Wilkes-Barre
Bob
I assume you mean having a product that would just identify the good things. That a) might not sell that many, b) would hurt other sales if it did, c) would definitely hurt prices on those horses.
Hurt the prices on those horses? That seems like a a major conflict of interest from a guy selling information that is supposed to help his customers play winners.
Wrong. Hurt the prices for the guy who asked the question (and a few other customers)-- he\'s already handicapping that way, that would get others to jump on his bandwagon. Doing that by itself would negate any edge.
Similar thing was the issues when we considered selling a TG morning line (true odds). A few batch bettors would use it, betting a ton of money, killing prices for others using our data. I\'m not saying we wouldn\'t do it, but it would be for a LOT more than $25, on a custom basis.