The Edge Report: Additional Handicapping Products

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PAR TIMES SPREADSHEET: This product is offered to annual subscribers or monthly subscribers who have held a subscription for at least a year for $50. The price for non subscribers is $200.

Product Description: This is a one of a kind spreadsheet that has the average times of races ran at Los Alamitos over the 2021 and 2022 season sorted by age, sex, class and distance. I have been creating spreadsheets like this for many years and don’t know of anywhere else that you can obtain the information included.

Each week I record the races ran at Los Alamitos on a spreadsheet. (I split 2 year old races into two categories: 2 year old races ran from March though July and 2 year old races ran from August through December). Here is the week of September 3rd, 2022.

I then sort the data so I can compile average winning times for races ran at each distance by age, sex and class. Here are the 9 allowance non winners of 3 races for 3 year olds run in 2021 and 2022. There were two races that had a tailwind. Those are not used in the average you see of 15.569 seconds.

Once all the averages are calculated I enter them into a master spreadsheet. I break the spreadsheet into three sections by class: Maiden, Claiming and Non-Claiming/Allowance and 4 sections by age: 2 year olds (2 and 2b), 3 year olds and 3 year olds and up. Here is an example of a portion of the 3 year old allowance section. Each cell has the average time and number of races that were ran and used in the calculation.

The file I send to you if you decide to purchase is on an Excel spreadsheet that measures about 40 columns by 50+ rows. The data is very useful as it gives you a reference point to gauge how fast or slow a given race was run compared to its average on any given night. You can then get an idea of how fast or slow the track surface was playing and handicap each horse in a race you are looking at accordingly. Once you get the spreadsheet you can manipulate the data how you would like. You can use your own judgements to come up with a master sheet that has given par times you assign to each level by age, sex, class and distance. It is up to you. The information in this spreadsheet can be invaluable. You will have an added level of analysis that you will be able to incorporate into your handicapping that only a select few have giving you a distinct advantage.

FINAL 8th TIMES SPREADHEET: This product is offered to any current subscriber for $20. The price for non subscribers is $40.

Product description: This spreadsheet gives the final 8th averages for 300, 330, 350 and 400 yard races ran at Los Alamitos. I use it to gauge how fast a horse was running at the end of a race and also how quick they were out of the gate. Once I sort the racing data by distance I compute average winning times compared to the final 8th. I then create a spreadsheet by winning time and what I think the final 8th should be based on the data collected. Here is an example of a section of the final 8th times for 350 yards.

The file I send to you if you decide to purchase is on an Excel spreadsheet that measures 16 columns by 75 rows. When a horse is stepping up in distance from say 300 to 400 yards I like to compare their final 8th times to the average for the final time ran. If it is significantly faster that indicates the were moving well late, can handle the extra distance and post a good time running longer. You can also use the spreadsheet when capping 110 yard races for horses exiting longer events. By looking at the final 8th of the race they exit you can see how fast the first 80 yards for a 300 yard race went, the first 110 yards of a 330 yard race and the first 130 yards of a 350 yard race. These calculations have really helped me capping short sprints.