THE BOOK--Playing The Percentages In Baseball

Saturday, January 14, 2012

HORSEf/x

I don’t follow horse racing at all, but this blogger talks about data in horse racing.

There may be a slight light on the horizon, although it remains to be seen how bright that light is, in the form of Trakus. Trakus, a system that captures race data from transmitters placed inside the saddle cloth of each horse, eliminates much of the subjective nature of result charts and timing. The implementation of Trakus provides another source for race data although, at present, the data is not any easier to access on a large scale than. You can find Trakus charts for free on their website but not the ability to download results to a more data friendly environment, or in large quantities. Still, the advent of Trakus brings renewed hope that, eventually, the statistical black box of horse racing will one day be more open and available. It also provides for a much more robust and accurate system of charting results.

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And there’s a horse called Tom Tom Tango for sale.

Tom Tom Tango is by Let’s Tango All Night and out of A Woman In Love. He is broke to ride and is walk, trotting, and cantering. He is a very smart colt that just need finishing. Tom is unique with his Blue Eyes! He is high headed and has nice motion. Due to the owner’s unexpected commitments, Tom is priced for immediate sale.

Change blue to hazel, and I guess the rest of it is reasonable enough…