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ALL-Ways Handicapping Software Version 12.0 User Manual

1. yes the horse ran against a fast pace in its last race Shows win or good or not good in the race Points out a Negative Drop or a Negative 4 Up situation Number of comment lines indicating Trouble in the horse last 5 race xx number of races OESE E E E E E teh cotta T ES HALL FIGURES Points out horses changing from a sprint to route or a route to sprint Points out horses changing from dirt to turf or turf to dirt Hall First Call 2 3 pace figure in Gap format Hall Early Pace 2 3 pace figure in Gap format Hall Final Fraction 2 3 pace figure in Gap format Hall Combined 2 3 Pace Rating EP FF in Gap format Hall Speed 2 3 in Gap format The horse s Best Top 10 Hall Speed figure excluding any off track races The horse s Best Top 10 Hall Speed figure within the last 120 days excluding any off track races yes if the horse has run to the Hall Speed par for this race in any of its last 5 races No did not run to par Hall Total 2 3 Pace Rating EP Speed in Gap format Hall Late 2 3 Pace Rating FF Speed in Gap format 28
2. HALL Call 1 2 3 GAP HALL EP 2 3 GAP HALL FF 2 3 GAP HALL CMB 2 3 GAP HALL SPEED 2 3 GAP BEST TOP 10 no mud BEST TOP 10 RECENT RAN NEAR PAR LAST 5 HALL TOTAL 2 3 GAP HALL LATE 2 3 GAP ALL Ways Spot Play Final Process Handicapping Report sel Sree oe ee eee a ee ee THE STARTING POINT yes if a Contender yes if a Dangerous Non Contender 1 2 3 or 4 pick of the Handicapping Profile used in Profile position 1 1 2 3 or 4 pick of the Handicapping Profile used in Profile position 2 1 2 3 or 4 pick of the Handicapping Profile used in Profile position 3 Key Horse Candidate rank and score lowest is best and d Dual Qualifier Past in the money percentage for a Key Horse with similar attributes ALL Ways Comprehensive Rating in Gap format BRIS Prime Power Rating in Gap format Morning Line Odds ES ER RE Ee ee Pee EE aS UPGRADE OR DOWNGRADE BASED ON HUMAN FACTORS In the money percentage of this trainer for the current meet or year mt meet yr year xxx races In the money percentage of this trainer for Trainer Angle 1 Shown on Track Bias Jockey Trainer Report In the money percentage of this trainer for Trainer Angle 2 Shown on Track Bias Jockey Trainer Report In the money percentage of this jockey for the current meet or year In the money percentage of this jockey and trainer as a team Hot Jockey Trainer Combo Sosdsedeh saga dueedsssteeeeso ca5 soe sbget E UPGRADE OR DOWNGRADE BASED ON SUITABILI
3. WITH 4 5 9 13 WIN PLACE SHOW WIN PLACE Total Wager Cost 36 00 WIN PLACE SHOW EXACTA TRIFECTA SUPERFECTA PICK 3 PICK 6 6 GOODALL 7 ORLEANDER 10 TOUGH CUT 2 EARLY BID 3 BLACKPOOL 4 WONDERFUL GOLD 5 CALYPSO KID proof print 11 RANDOM RANSOM 12 INSTANT RICHES 1 CAMARGO ROAD SAYE TICKET 13 CORRYVILLE NOV 23 05 5 I a r Hypothetical CHANGE TRACK CHANGE RACE START OVER CLEAR ooe e me w sg Start Y IMSI Capture Setup i ALL Ways ALL Wa K3 3 4 27 PM Real or Hypothetical SELECT HORSE S CDX Overview of the Electronic Teller Module When you process an ALL Ways Data File in the Database Process Data File Module the race information is added to the Wager Races Database From this point on the races will be available to you for creating your wager tickets using the Electronic Teller Module Note The Wager Tickets created using the Electronic Teller are not real wagers in the sense that they are not actually placed at the track You can print out each individual wager and or all wagers for a particular race and or all wagers for a particular race card and take the printouts with you to the track for reference as you make your real wagers IMPORTANT In order have access to the races in the Wager Races Database so you can create wagers using the Electronic Teller the A
4. 63 12 75 5 54 4 01 2 68 PICK 2 220 17 20 15 52 12 65 11 20 4 43 3 54 PICK 3 216 13 13 13 40 17 56 9 66 5 20 3 92 PICK 4 213 13 15 17 45 16 61 11 77 7 38 3 52 Note The percentages represent the percent of the profile picks that finished 1 2 3 and 4 The PICK 1 line should be read as follows Pick 1 32 of the 227 horses won their races Pick 1 17 of the 227 horses finished 2 in their races Pick 1 14 of the 227 horses finished 3 in their races Pick 1 63 of the 227 horses finished in the money in their races Pick 1 12 of the 227 horses finished 4 in their races Pick 1 75 of the 227 horses finished in the top 4 in their races Pick 1 The 32 of the 227 horses that won their races paid an average of 5 54 to win Pick 1 The 17 of the 227 horses that placed 2 in their races paid an average of 4 01 to place Pick 1 The 14 of the 227 horses that placed 3 in their races paid an average of 2 68 to show Every line on this report is read the same way There are ten different groups of profile statistics in this report They are Profile Position 1 regardless of the type of profile used Profile Position 2 regardless of the type of profile used Professional Edition Only Profile Position 3 regardless of the type of profile used Professional Edition Only 14 Specific Profile Types Default Profiles df MRA DEF Profiles m1 MRA Pa
5. 04 6 72 TOP 10 HALL SPEED 245 5 12 16 11 14 12 24 43 9 63 4 38 Here is how to read these two lines Example 1 The DNC Horse won it last race 3 of the 233 winning horses were designated as DNCs Won Last 4 of the 233 Place horses were designated as DNCs Won Last 5 of the 233 Show horses were designated as DNCs Won Last 4 of the 699 in the money finishers were designated as DNCs Won Last 3 of the 233 4 place horses were designated by ALL Ways as DNCs Won Last 4 of the 932 top four finishers were designated by ALL Ways as DNCs Won Last ALL Ways DNCs Won Last finishing 1 paid an average of 28 84 to win ALL Ways DNCs Won Last finishing 2nd paid an average of 11 04 to place ALL Ways DNCs Won Last finishing 3rd paid an average of 6 72 to show Example 2 The DNC Horse has a Top 10 Hall Speed figure 5 of the 233 winning horses were designated as DNCs Top 10 Hall Speed 12 of the 233 Place horses were designated as DNCs Top 10 Hall Speed 16 of the 233 Show horses were designated as DNCs Top 10 Hall Speed 11 of the 699 in the money finishers were designated as DNCs Top 10 Hall Speed 14 of the 233 4 place horses were designated by ALL Ways as DNCs Top 10 Hall Speed 12 of the 932 top four finishers were designated by ALL Ways as DNCs Top 10 Hall Speed ALL Ways DNCs Top 10 Hall Speed finishing 1 paid an average of 24 43 to win ALL Ways DNCs Top 10 Hall Speed finishing 2nd paid
6. 3 above except it is based on the Contender setting being set to Tight All Contenders This shows how all Contenders performed had the Contender setting been set to Normal for all races It also shows how all Contenders performed had the Contender setting been set to Tight for all races All DNCs This shows how all DNCs performed had the DNC setting been set to Normal for all races It also shows how all DNCs performed had the DNC setting been set to Tight for all races Here are some important points to keep in mind when reviewing these reports The percentages are different in this Contender DNC section They are not the same as those used for the Profile Report or for the Key Horse section of this report The percentages now represent the percent of all top four finishers that were assigned by ALL Ways as a Contender or a DNC For example the report would show that 80 of all winning horses were designated by ALL Ways as a Contender when the Contender setting was set to Tight Regardless of what settings you have made for Contenders as either Tight or Normal and for DNCs as either Tight or Normal ALL Ways maintains statistics in every race for each one of these possibilities The Handicapping Report will reflect your specific Tight or Normal settings However ALL Ways actually handicaps multiple ways behind then scenes so it is able to maintain statis
7. 6 point or higher Gap advantage finishing 1st paid an average of 5 84 to win Contenders with a 6 point or higher Gap advantage finishing 2nd paid an average of 4 06 to place Contenders with a 6 point or higher Gap advantage finishing 3rd paid an average of 2 84 to show The second example shows the Spot Play Factor for contenders who made a double move V Pattern in their last race The first lines show horses that ran a good Double Move race The second line shows horses that ran a Double Move race but did not run a good race CONTENDERS ONLY PERCENTAGE OF WIN PLACE SHOW 4 FINISHERS IN APPROPRIATE RACES NUMBER WIN WIN PLACE SHOW ITM 4TH TOP4 AVG AVG AVG HORSES IV WIN PLACE SHOW DOUBLE MOVE LAST WIN GOOD 76 2 0 8 4 6 6 3 5 6 97 5 24 3 45 NOT GOOD 40 1 7 3 2 3 3 3 3 8 22 11 30 3 54 Contenders that made a Double Move in their last race and either won the race or ran a good race 8 of the 233 winning horses An Impact Value of 2 0 4 of the 233 Place horses 6 of the 233 Show horses 6 of the 699 in the money finishers 3 of the 233 4 place horses had 5 of the 932 top four finishers Those that finished 1st paid an average of 6 97 to win Those that finished 2nd paid an average of 5 24 to place Those that finished 3rd paid an average of 3 45 to show 21 How to Run Wager Ticket Analysis Reports Note In order to run a Wager Ticket Analysis Report the Wager Ticket
8. DOWNGRADE BASED ON SPEED BRIS Speed 2 3 value BRIS Speed 2 3 in Gap format The horse s Best Top 10 BRIS Speed figure excluding any off track races The horse s Best Top 10 BRIS Speed figure within the last 120 days excluding any off track races yes if the horse has run to the BRIS Speed Par for this race in any of its last 5 races No did not run to par E E E S UPGRADE OR DOWNGRADE BASED ON PACE The horse s running style E EP P or S followed by the horse s Quirin Speed Points BRIS First Call 2 3 pace figure in Gap format BRIS Early Pace 2 3 pace figure in Gap format BRIS Final Fraction 2 3 pace figure in Gap format BRIS Combined 2 3 Pace Rating EP FF in Gap format BRIS Total 2 3 Pace Rating EP Speed in Gap format BRIS Late 2 3 Pace Rating FF Speed in Gap format A win or good race in the horses last 5 races against pace pressure similar to what is expected today TEREE O a a E a le E te eee SITUATIONAL L1 first Lasix L2 second time Lasix On blinkers on Off blinkers off 1 or 2 notation increased weight from last race dropping weight indicates win or good race at similar weight yes the horse encountered trouble in its last race Shows win or good or not good in the race yes the horse ran wide in its last race Shows win or good or not good in the race yes the horse made a double move in its last race Shows win or good or not good in the race
9. Last 1 same Hall Speed Last 1 same E Horse and BRIS P L EP 1 same E Horse and Hall P L EP log same E Horse and BRIS 2 3 EP 1 same E Horse and Hall 2 3 EP 1 same BRIS P L Combined Top 2 Ist Hall P L Combined Top 2 Ist BRIS 2 3 Combined Top 2 Ist Hall 2 3 Combined Top 2 Ist Brohamer Total Top 2 Ist Won Last Race yes same ITM Exacta Distance 75 80 Good Last 10 Distance 80 85 ITM Surface 80 85 Good Last 10 Surface 80 85 1 Timer Workout Pedigree Indexes 1 2 3 4 2 4 1 Turf Pedigree Index 3 4 4 Top 10 BRIS Speed any not used Top 10 BRIS Speed Recent recent same Top 10 BRIS Speed Last any not used Top 10 BRIS Speed Last Recent recent same Top 10 Hall Speed any not used Top 10 Hall Speed Recent recent same Top 10 Hall Speed Last any not used Top 10 Hall Speed Last Recent recent same BRIS Weighted Total Top 2 Ist Hall Weighted Total Top 2 Ist BRIS Back Speed Top 2 Ist BRIS Back Class Top 2 Ist Scott PCR Top 2 Ist 18 The percentages shown on the DNC Reasons Report are once again the percentages of the top 4 finishers that were designated as DNCs for each specific reason The examples shown below are for two of the 31 reasons and the statistics are for DNCs set to Normal PERCENTAGE OF WIN PLACE SHOW 4 FINISHERS IN APPROPRIATE RACES DNC REASONS NUMBER WIN PLACE SHOW ITM 4TH TOP4 AVG AVG AVG NORMAL HORSES WIN PLACE SHOW WON LAST 87 3 4 5 4 3 4 28 84 11
10. Race Screen display CLEAR SCREENS Button Click this button to remove all Race Screens including both Detailed Race Screens as well as the Quick Screens NOTE For a thorough description of the available Detailed Race Screens and how to set them please see Chapter 5 of the ALL Ways User Manual Analysis Module under the topic How to Analyze Only Selected Races 11 Wager Races Count and Wager Ticket Count Displays Wager Races Count Display The Wager Races Count Display shows the number of Wager Races for Dirt Sprints DS Dirt Routes DR Turf Sprints TS Turf Routes TR Off Track Sprints OS and Off Track Routes OR as well as the total count for all races The first line of the display ALL shows all Wager Races without race screens The second line of the display shows the count of the Wager Races that passed the Race Screens you have set IMPORTANT Wager Races will only be counted if they have been handicapped in the Handicapping Module AND they have had results entered using the Exotics Results Data File XRD If either of these two requirements is not met the Wager Race will not be counted CHECK Button If this button is shown in the Wager Races Count display it means ALL Ways has identified one or more Wager Races that have not been handicapped or do not have XRD results or both When this button is clicked it will lead you through a number of simple prompts to print out a list of Wager Races that have not
11. Tickets that are in the Wager Ticket Database for the selected track Note This does NOT list the tracks in the Wager Races Database It lists just the tracks for which you have created one or more Wager Tickets 2 Click on the Wager Ticket in the list This will display all the information available for the active Wager Ticket Wager Management Features and Functions The Wager Management Module includes a number of simple but important features and functions as described below Reconciling Settling Wagers When you open the Wager Management Module ALL Ways automatically checks every wager ticket to see if the results have already been entered and if not looks to see if the results are available from an already processed XRD file Processed as usual using the DATABASE ENTER RESULTS Module If the results are available ALL Ways then automatically reconciles the wager ticket which is often called settling the ticket ALL Ways does this check and reconciliation behind the scenes each time you open the Wager Management Module Viewing Wager Ticket Results The Wager Management Module lets you view each individual wager including the results of the wager provided the XRD results were processed You are able to see the win place and show horses and corresponding payoffs You will also see the winning horse numbers betting interest for each position of multi position wagers such as Trifectas and Superfectas and for each le
12. an average of 9 63 to place ALL Ways DNCs Top 10 Hall Speed finishing 3rd paid an average of 4 38 to show How to Run Wager Races Spot Play Factor Analysis Reports Note In order to run a Wager Races Spot Play Analysis Report the Wager Races Database must be active See Setting the Active Database discussed earlier There are five different types of Wager Races Spot Play Factor Analysis Reports Any one or any combination or all report types can be processed at the same time by simply turning on the appropriate check box es The report types are CONTENDERS This report shows the Spot Play Factors Analysis for only the horses ALL Ways designated as contenders at handicapping time KEY HORSES This report shows the Spot Play Factors Analysis for only the horses ALL Ways designated as Key Horse Candidates at handicapping time DNCs This report shows the Spot Play Factors Analysis for only the horses ALL Ways designated as Dangerous Non Contenders at handicapping time NON CONTENDERS DNCs This report shows the Spot Play Factors Analysis for only the horses ALL Ways DID NOT designated as Contenders or as Dangerous Non Contenders at handicapping time 19 ALL HORSES This report shows the Spot Play Factors Analysis for all horses regardless of the ALL Ways assignment at handicapping time The Total Report Options Each report type described above is printed for each of the up to six basic Race Types So if the Contender Report
13. be displayed including the available wagers Note Virtually all primary wager types are handled by the Electronic Teller in ALL Ways The two known wagers that are not supported are Head to Head wagers generally available for Breeder s Cup races and the Place Pick All wager generally available at California tracks The next set of steps creates each specific wager 1 Select the wager amount by clicking on the appropriate WAGER AMOUNT button Select the wager type by clicking on the appropriate WAGER TYPE button 3 Select the horses for your wager by clicking on the HORSE NAME buttons for the horses you want included in your wager 4 If the wager is not a win place show or Quinella type wager you will use the Wager Structure buttons to complete your wager Wager Structure Buttons BOX Button The ALL Ways Electronic Teller lets you to create multi position wagers by boxing multiple horses The BOX button will box all horses that are selected after the BOX button is 5 clicked For example to box 4 horses in a Trifecta after clicking the TRIFECTA button click the BOX button and then click on the four horses you want to include If you select horses 1 3 5 and 7 then these four horses can finish in any order in the Trifecta for you to win the wager WITH Button The WITH button is used when making multi position wagers Exactas Trifectas Superfectas and multi race wagers Daily Doubles and Pick 3s thro
14. been handicapped and or do not have XRD results These handy lists will help you go back and take action to get the Wager Races qualified to be counted by handicapping the races and or by processing the XRD results file You will also be given the opportunity to delete these Wager Races Warning Once a Wager Race has been deleted you cannot go back and un delete it The Wager Race is permanently deleted Wager Ticket Types and Count Display The Wager Ticket Counts are shown for the basic Race Types both un screened and screened in the same manner as the Wager Races Count as described above CHECK Button If this button is shown in the Wager Ticket Count display it means ALL Ways has identified one or more Wager Tickets that do not have XRD results When this button is clicked it will lead you through a number of simple prompts to print out a list of Wager Races that do not have XRD results This list will help you go back and process the necessary XRD Results file s The Wager Ticket Types and Count Display also shows the number of Wager Tickets by type of wager These counts are always based on the screened Race Types NOTE The Check boxes for each wager type and the RESET button are operable but are not used in ALL Ways Version 12 They have been included in anticipation of being used in a future version of ALL Ways How to Handle Race Cards with Intermixed Host Tracks Some tracks have race cards made up of races at the wage
15. lowest score is best The example shown below is for all Key Horse Candidate by Key Horse Score PERCENTAGE OF ALL Ways KEY HORSE PICKS KEY HORSE NUMBER WIN PLACE SHOW ITM 4TH TOP4 AVG AVG AVG SCORE HORSES WIN PLACE SHOW 10 UNDER 79 29 23 13 65 13 771 4 26 2 98 2 89 11 to 15 185 33 14 16 63 8 71 6 21 3 70 3 02 16 to 20 187 17 26 15 57 9 66 10 27 5 03 3 05 21 to 30 405 13 12 17 43 17 60 11 16 5 54 3 85 31 UP 51 12 12 12 35 14 49 16 32 6 27 4 42 Note The percentages represent the percent of the Key Horses that finished 1 2 3 and 4 The 10 UNDER line is read as follows 10 UNDER 29 of the 79 horses won their races 10 UNDER 23 of the 79 horses finished 2 in their races 10 UNDER 13 of the 79 horses finished 3 in their races 10 UNDER 65 of the 79 horses finished in the money in their races 10 UNDER 13 of the 79 horses finished 4 in their races 10 UNDER 77 of the 79 horses finished in the top 4 in their races 10 UNDER The 29 of the 79 horses that won their races paid an average of 4 26 to win 10 UNDER The 23 of the 79 horses that placed 2 in their races paid an average of 2 98 to place 10 UNDER The 13 of the 79 horses that placed 3 in their races paid an average of 2 89 to show 15 As you would expect the very best horses will get the best Key Horse scores lowest is best and have the highest in the money percen
16. selected ALL Ways shows you ahead of time how many pages you are about to print The maximum number of pages is twenty one This would be the case if all three report types are checked on the INCLUDE Total Report Option is selected and there is one or more races for each of the six primary race types You can reduce the number of pages by changing the report type check boxes the Total Report Option selected and the Race Screens used How to Read the Wager Races Handicapping Analysis Reports What follows is an explanation of how to read each of the Wager Races Handicapping Analysis Reports There are three specific reports Handicapping Profile Assignments Analysis Key Horse Contender DNC Assignments Analysis DNC Dangerous Non Contender Dangerous Non Contender Reasons Analysis The examples of these three reports are based on 233 dirt sprints both maiden and non maiden run at a number of different tracks 13 It is recommended that as soon as you have any races in your Wager Races Database that have been handicapped and that have XRD results entered you print out a set of the Wager Races Handicapping Analysis Reports Caution When these reports are run for a small number of races sometimes the results will be abnormally good or abnormally poor For example the 1 Pick of a Handicapping Profile may show 45 winners which is too high or it may show 20 winners which is too low Testing has shown that handicapping profil
17. the SAVE button when you are ready to save your new wager to the Wager Ticket Database Note You will be able to delete and un delete wager tickets using the Wager Management Module PRINT Button Click the PRINT button to print the wager using your computer s printer PROOF Button If the cost of your wager is not shown when you think it should be clicking the PROOF button will display a message that explains why the cost of your wager cannot be calculated Status Buttons There are four Status Buttons that cause specific actions to take place CLEAR Button Clicking the CLEAR button will remove all horses that you had previously selected for the current position or race leg of the wager START OVER Button Clicking the START OVER button will get you back to the first step in creating a wager which is to select the dollar amount of the base wager CHANGE RACE Button This button lets you change to a different race at the active track CHANGE TRACK Button This button is actually a RESET button that gets you back to the starting point of the Electronic Teller Module Hypothetical versus Real Wagers All Wager Tickets will be considered to be real wagers unless you turn on the check box for a HYPOTHETICAL wager Note You will be able to change a wager back and forth between Real and Hypothetical wagers in the Wager Management Module You will also be able to instruct ALL Ways to analyze only Real w
18. 24 28 25 25 25 26 26 27 27 Chapter NEW 3 4 5 5 7 CHM o NM Wager Races Module Starting with ALL Ways Version 12 ALL Ways software automatically creates and maintains a new database called the Wager Races Database New races are added to this database when the ALL Ways data file is processed Important handicapping information is then added when the races are handicapped Results information is added when the Exotic Results Data file is processed There are three sub modules in the Wager Races Module The Electronic Teller sub module and the Wager Management sub module let you easily create and manage wager tickets for the races in the Wager Races Database The Wager Races Analysis sub module is where you can run forward looking analyses of the Wager Races Database including how well the assignments made by ALL Ways at handicapping time worked and how well the Spot Play factors worked to project the top 4 finishers in each race The Wager Races Analysis sub module also provides for extensive analyses of the wager tickets from simple financial accounting to analyzing how the wagers have worked based on wager type and structure NOTE The Wager Races Database is maintained in addition to the Race Databases ALL Ways maintains for each individual track Overview of the Wager Races Module The Electronic Teller Module Overview How to Create a Wager Ticket The Wager Management Module Reconc
19. 6s ates both types clear 2 X Pick 7 8s CO Most Recent Day R serene only maiden only clear 7S oR wun os lem amc e This Quarter all 31 23 5 26 0 0 145 C This Year both conditions clear screen 91 23 5 26 0 0 145 C Last Month dry only O Last Quarter C off only clear Wager Races Count with results Last Year clear ps pn ts TR 0s oR Total Z years Back all 233 105 9 68 22 10 447 From JUL 03 2004 Modify Screens L_CLEARALL screen 233 105 9 68 0 0 415 To NOV 23 2005 A SELECT DATABASE TRACK S and RACE SCREENS RESET THEN RUN ANALYSIS REPORT S Gg 4 13PM d start z AlL Ways ALL wWa Y IMSI Capture Setup The Wager Races Analysis Module also provides analysis reports based on the Wager Ticket Database Wager Ticket Analysis This group of analysis reports examines the Wager Tickets in your Wager Ticket Database Only Wager Tickets with results are included in the different analyses The four different analysis reports are Wager Accounting Report Wager Detail List Wager Type Analysis Report and Wager Type Analysis with Detail Report Note that all three analysis groups in the Wager Races Analysis Module can be used for a single track for a combination of different tracks or for all tracks Furthermore individual analyses are done for each basic race type which are dirt sprints dirt routes turf sprints turf routes off track dirt sprints and off track dirt routes A t
20. ALL Ways Handicapping Software Version 12 0 User Manual Supplement Index of New Features in Version 12 Wager Races Module Electronic Teller Module Wager Management Module Wager Races Analysis Module Handicapping Profile Analysis Key Horse Analysis Contender DNC Analysis DNC Reason Analysis Spot Play Factor Analysis Wager Ticket Analysis Changes to ALL Ways Handicapping Module Chapter 4 Spot Play amp Final Process Report Explanation of Spot Play Factors Improvements to Custom Handicapping Reports Improvements to On Screen Handicapping Reports Horizontal Scroll Bar Print the Active On Screen Handicapping Report Column Headings Frozen When Scrolling Back and Forth Connection with the Electronic Teller Improvements to the Contender Summary Handicapping Report Paceline Notations Dynamic Spacing So All Contenders Shown on One Page Contender and Dangerous Non Contender Preference Settings Other Handicapping Module Improvements Saddlecloth Numbers Shown on Handicapping Module Display Improvements to ALL Ways Database Module Saddlecloth Numbers Shown on DATABASE ENTER RESULTS Display Scratches Shown on Printed XRD Results Report Support for New ALL Ways Data File Structure Improvements to the Pro Gap Custom Search Definition Management Module Optional Confirm Delete Preference Delete All Definitions for a Track with Single Mouse Click Supplement Page 2 4 7 9 14 15 16 18 19 22 24
21. Database must be active See Setting the Active Database discussed earlier There are four different Wager Ticket Analysis Reports that can be prepared WAGER TYPES This report shows summary information about every type of wager in your Wager Ticket database that passes any race screens you may have set The wager types include win place show Quinella Exacta Trifecta Superfecta Double and Pick 3 through Pick 8 Each Wager type summary include appropriate wager structure information with includes Straight Boxed and Key Horse wagers WAGER TYPES DETAIL This report is identical to the Wager Type report except that it also shows each individual Wager Ticket within each Wager Type WAGER LIST DETAIL This report show a chronological listing of every Wager Ticket passing any Race Screens you May have set WAGER ACCOUNTING This is a simple one page report that summarizes the profit and losses of your Wager Tickets that pass any race screens you may have set If you want a summary Wager Accounting Report for last year simply set the QUICK DATE screen to the LAST YEAR option and run the one page Wager Accounting Report REMINDER The Check boxes for each wager type and the RESET button are operable but are not used in ALL Ways Version 12 They have been included in anticipation of being used in a future version of ALL Ways Hypo Real Option Settings You can set the option buttons to include only Hypothetical Wager Tickets or only Real Wag
22. Horse in Place Key Horse in Show Win position 1 Key Horse 2 3 5 2 3 5 Place Position 2 3 5 1 Key Horse 2 3 5 8 11 Show Position 2 3 5 8 11 2 3 5 8 11 1 Key Horse To create this single ticket with all these combinations Click the AMOUNT button and then the TRIFECTA button Click the KEY button Click the HORSE NAME button for your Key Horse 1 Click the WITH button to move to the place position Click the HORSE NAMES buttons for the horses in the place position 2 3 5 Click the WITH button to move to the show position Click the HORSE NAME buttons for horses in the show position 2 3 5 8 11 SO Pe Because this is a Key Horse wager ALL Ways will look for winning combinations using the Key Horse in the Win Place and Show positions ALL Button Clicking the ALL button is the same as clicking on each and every HORSE button The Wager Structure Display The Wager Structure Display shows you how your wager is being developed It shows the track the race the wager type the wager structure if a Key Horse or Boxed Horses wager and the horses you select for each position win place show 4 or each race leg of multi race wagers When the wager has been developed to the point where the cost can be calculated you will see the cost figure The Wager Structure Display also has three buttons that you can click to perform the following functions SAVE Button Click
23. LL Ways data file you use must include the saddlecloth number for each horse The reason is so that ALL Ways can determine the official betting interests in the race If you download an ALL Ways data file with a p designation the file includes the saddlecloth numbers as well as morning line odds However if you download an ALL Ways data file without the p designation the saddlecloth numbers will be missing In this case you must download the Early Track Data file ETD file into your FranDATA folder before handicapping the races See Chapter 3 for instruction on using the ETD file How to create a Wager Ticket Note It is OK to practice creating Wager Tickets using the ALL Ways Electronic Teller If you do not want to keep the Wager Ticket you can either just not save the Wager Ticket or you can delete the Wager Ticket using the Wager Management Module You can also specify that you want ALL Ways to consider the Wager Ticket as Hypothetical as opposed to Real The Electronic Teller starts of by showing all the tracks that are represented in the Wager Races Database The tracks are shown in alphabetical order 1 Click on the track code in the TRACK LIST and then click TRACK OK This will display all the races that are in the Wager Races Database for the selected track The races are listed in chronological order 2 Click on the race in the RACE LIST and click RACE OK Information about the race will
24. TY In the money percentage of the horse at the exact distance of today s race xxx number of races Last 10 Good percentage of the horse at the distance category of today s race xxx number of races Last 10 Good percentage of the horse same surface of today s race xxx number of races Paceline T1 True and 1 back T2 True and 2 back etc win won the race gd ran a good race Change from the Paceline Race Rating to the Race Rating of today s race is rise is drop A win or good race at today s track followed by the horse s best BRIS speed at the track OEE AA EEEa E E E E E UPGRADE OR DOWNGRADE BASED ON FORM Also referred to as recency which is the number of days since the horses last start If layoff greater than 30 days win won gd good n a not applicable The ALL Ways Workout Rating Index of 2 1 0 or 1 The horses best workout in terms of seconds per furlong win gd win 1 back and good race 2 back No not a win or good race percentage of the horses last 5 races that were good xxx number of races BRIS Weighted Moving Average for Total Pace Total EP Speed BRIS Weighted Moving Average for Late Pace Late FF Speed E E E EE UPGRADE OR DOWNGRADE BASED ON CLASS BRIS Class value BRIS Class in Gap format True Class in Gap format Best Race Rating in which the horse ran a good race Taking a rise in Race Rating today or a drop Sipe Sees ee a e a i ee UPGRADE OR
25. Ways Data File did not have a p designation when it was downloaded and in this case if the Early Track Data File was not downloaded into the Frandata folder the saddlecloth numbers will not be available Instead the post position numbers will be used instead of the saddlecloth numbers 26 Changes to ALL Ways Database Module Chapter 3 Improvements to the Database Enter Results Module Saddlecloth Numbers are now shown on the Enter Results screen Late Scratches are now shown on the printed XRD Results Improvements to the Database Process Data File Module BRIS has or soon will announce a new ALL Ways data file format that has an expanded number of data fields Some of these new data fields will be used by the BRIS Past Performance Generator software File Size Zipped File Name UnZipped File Name Current File 1 500 fields AQU1209L ZIP AQU1209 ALW New File 2 500 fields AQU1209J ZIP AQU1209 ALL Both ALL Ways data file formats will be available for some period of time o ALL Ways Version 12 automatically handles both the smaller 1 500 field file as well as the new 2 500 field file There are no actions that Version 12 users need to take The files can even be used intermixed The specific file used does not affect ALL Ways in any way o ALL Ways Version 11 and prior versions require the 1 500 field file Changes to ALL Ways Pro Gap Module Chapter 6 Improvements to the Custom Search Definition Management Modu
26. agers or only Hypothetical Wagers or both in the Wager Races Analysis Module The Wager Management Module To get to the Wager Management Module 1 From the Main Menu click the WAGER RACES button This will display the Wager Management Module shown below Fi ALL Ways ALL Ways Wager Management TDN AUG 0805 Racett 2 Track TDN Host TDN Race Date AUG 08 05 10 00 WIN PLACE Wager Rocer ATena RoE A Boge Aien Total Wager Cost 20 00 XRD Results yes Manual Results Override no Horses 7 Finish and Winning Numbers 2 Payoffs 7 POKER PLAYING MOM 11 60 3 40 2 80 3 MISS GAZELLE 2 40 2 40 2 PYRITE SOUP 2 60 Scratches Override Total Payoffs s50 clear Refunds soo dex Total Cost 20 00 20 00 CALC Profit loss 55 00 00 save F Hypothetical F Deleted SINGLE WAGER PRINT WAGER TICKET LIST LOADING OPTIONS CREATE WAGER Deleted Not Deleted Max100 ANALYSIS C Results C No Results Both Max 500 RACE WAGERS CARD WAGERS CReal C Hypothetical Both All a Start 2i aLL Ways ALL Wa YY IMSI Capture Setup Dex tdn aug 08 05 3 pick 3 tdn aug 08 05 3 trifecta dn aug 08 05 2 w p tdn aug 08 05 1 win ished eerie amp 8 19 PM The Wager Management Module starts of by showing all the tracks that are represented in the Wager Tickets Database The tracks are shown in alphabetical order 1 Click on the track code and then click TRACK OK This will display all the Wager
27. ce Profiles fast lone honest slow Race Card Profiles rc Race Card MRA Profiles remr MRA Custom Profiles Manual Profiles Some things to note The specific profile type statistics are based only on the races the specific profiles were actually used to handicap This is why the number of horses selected by specific profile types may be different than the number of horses for Profile Position 1 The statistics for the actual profile type used in profile positions 1 2 and 3 will also be included in the specific profile type group to which it belongs For example if you use an MRA Pace profile in position 1 the performance of that profile will be picked up in the Profile 1 group and also in the MRA Pace group How to Read the Key Horse Contender DNC Assignments Analysis Report This report is divided into two sections The top section covers Key Horse assignments made at handicapping time The bottom covers Contender and Dangerous Non Contenders assignments made at handicapping time We will look at both sections The Key Horse section has four groups of data The groups are 1 All Key Horses by rank where the rank is either 1st 2nd 3rd or 4th 2 Only Dual Qualifying Key Horses also by rank Dual means the Key Horse Candidate is in both the Best Early and Best Late lists on the Search Handicapping Report 3 Only Non Dual Qualified Key Horse Candidates by rank 4 All Key Horse Candidate by Key Horse Score
28. check box is turned on one Contender Report will be printed for Dirt Sprints and another for Dirt Routes and so on provided of course there are Wager Races that passed the Race Screens for that type of race The Total Report Options also determine what is printed EXCLUDE Option No Total Report will be printed INCLUDE Option Total Report s will be printed summarizing the analysis for all Race Types for each type of Spot Play Factor Report that is checked on ONLY Option Only the Total Report will be printed for each type of Spot Play Factor report that is checked on Estimated Page Counts Each individual Spot Play Factor Analysis Report requires two pages One report of each type that is checked on will print for each individual Race Type If all report types are checked on and no race screens are used more than 60 pages could be printed The Estimated Page Count shows you how many pages you are about to print You can reduce the number of pages by turning off some report types by setting race screens to eliminate some types of races and by changing the Total Report Option How to Read the Wager Races Spot Play Factor Analysis Reports It is recommended that you print out or display a Spot Play Handicapping Report in the Handicapping Module This will be helpful in understanding the Spot Play Factor Analysis Also a description of each Spot Play handicapping factor is included in the User Manual Appendix section covering Explanat
29. d as a Contender or DNC Normal 8 of the 218 4 place horses were NOT designated as a Contender or DNC Normal 7 of the 872 top four finishers were NOT designated as a Contender or DNC Normal Non Contenders Non DNCs Normal finishing 1 paid an average of 27 14 to win Non Contenders Non DNCs Normal finishing 2nd paid an average of 17 78 to place Non Contenders Non DNCs Normal finishing 3rd paid an average of 7 54 to show 17 How to Read the Dangerous Non Contender Reasons Analysis When ALL Ways designates a horse as a Dangerous Non Contender DNC ALL Ways records the reasons why the horse was so designated It records the reasons the horse would be a DNC if the DNC setting is Normal and it records the reasons the horse would be a DNC if the DNC setting is Tight This report shows you both sets of statistics which will be helpful in determining how you want to set your DNC Preference of Normal or Tight The top of the report shows the Normal statistics and the bottom shows Tight statistics An important point to keep in mind is if a horse is designated by ALL Ways as a Contender it is not considered for a DNC designation Here is a list of the DNC reasons along with the Normal setting requirements and the Tight setting requirements A non Contender horse must meet at least one of these reasons to be considered a DNC DNC Reason Normal Tight Requirement Requirement BRIS Speed
30. de the wager results in the Wager Management Module The Wager Races Analysis Sub Module The significance of the new Wager Races Database is that it is based on what is termed forward looking information The Wager Races Analysis sub module makes use of the new Wager Races Database to perform forward looking analyses of the profile selections and handicapping assignments made by ALL Ways at handicapping time as well as the Spot Play factors These analyses show you how well the Handicapping Profile selections Key Horse assignments Contender assignments Dangerous Non Contenders assignments and the Spot Play factors worked at handicapping time in terms of identifying the top 4 finishers in each race The Wager Races Analysis sub module is also where you can run an accounting of your profits and losses which is important for you to know and that may be helpful when filing your income taxes You can also run comprehensive analyses of your wagers based on wager types win place show Exacta Pick 3s etc and wager structure straight boxed key horse Important Things to Note e The new Wager Races Database and the new Wager Tickets Database are created and maintained by ALL Ways in addition to the all important ALL Ways track specific Race Databases that have been maintained by ALL Ways in the past and that will continue to be updated going forward The Race Database is still the primary database that is used by ALL Ways in the Analy
31. download a data file without the p designation the file will not have the saddlecloth numbers and you should download the corresponding Early Track Data File ETD before handicapping the races See Chapter 3 in the ALL Ways User Manual for instructions on using the ETD file Every time you handicap the same race in the Handicapping Module ALL Ways will extract and save the profile selections and the ALL Ways assignments of Key Horses Contenders and Dangerous Non Contenders in the Wager Races Database All of these things are influenced by the Handicapping Profiles you assign when handicapping the race So if you re handicap a race for any reason such as to see the top 4 finishers identified on a handicapping report be sure to use Handicapping Profile s that make sense for the race The Electronic Teller Module To get to the Electronic Teller 1 From the Main Menu click the WAGER RACES button This will display the Wager Management Module On the Wager Management Module screen click the CREATE WAGER button This will display the Electronic Teller Module which is shown below gt ALL Ways ALL Ways Electronic Teller Def Track CDX Host CDX NOV 23 05 Wager 2 00 trifecta Wager Structure Race 5 Host 5 Race Date Wager Cost 36 00 Race Date NOV 23 05 Track CDX Race 5 6 7 2 00 TRIFECTA KEY 4 8 9 10 20 100 10 cents KEY 3 WITH 4 13 E 50
32. e Number of combinations such as 6 combinations for a 3 horse Exacta Box Cost of the wager before any refunds Refunds for the wager Payoff for winning wagers Net profit or loss of the wager man denotes manual override figures have been used hypo denotes that the wager is a hypothetical wager If blank the wager is real Note Wager Tickets that were winning tickets with respect to the right horses coming in but with a loss because the payoff was less than the cost are pointed out by printing an italic slanted line 23 ALL Ways Version 12 User Manual Supplement Changes to ALL Ways Handicapping Module Chapter 4 Spot Play amp Final Process Handicapping Report How to Print or View This Report To print this report turn on the check box labeled SPOT PLAY in the Handicapping Reports to be Printed section of the Handicapping Module screen To view this report on screen click the SPOT PLAY button on the On Screen Report screen Summary Description of the Spot Play amp Final Process Handicapping Report Note See the detailed description of each Spot Play Factor on a page that follows Here is a brief explanation of the report concept and its intended use The report available in printed format as well as on screen is designed to help you through a simple logical process to make your final handicapping selections and wagering decisions The report brings together on a single page important ALL Ways hand
33. e Handicapping Module This includes the horse selections made by each ALL Ways Handicapping Profile used at handicapping time as well as the Contender designations the Dangerous Non Contender designations and Key Horse Candidate designations made by ALL Ways at handicapping time All of the factors used in the Spot Play Final Process Handicapping Report are also saved in the new Wager Races Database The Spot Play factor information is always saved even if you do not print display the Spot Play Final Process report The Wager Ticket Database The Electronic Teller Module is another sub module in the Wager Races Module This sub module operates in a way similar to the electronic wager machines found at most tracks It provides an easy way for you to construct cost and create your individual wagers either before or after you go to the track When you create a wager ticket the wager information is automatically retained in the new Wager Ticket Database Wagers are restricted to the races that are in the new Wager Races Database After the races are actually run and you use ALL Ways to automatically enter the race results using the Exotics Results Data Files the payoffs and profit loss of each wager are automatically added to the Wager Ticket Database This even includes calculating refunds This automatic settlement of your wagers is done in the Wager Management Module which is another sub module in the Wager Races Module You can also overri
34. eports display A horizontal Scroll bar has been added This will allow you to set a larger font size and still be able to view the entire report Anew PRINT Button has been added that will print whatever On Screen Handicapping Report is active Column Headers Column Labels now stay visible when scrolling up and down the active On Screen report A new SAM Button has been added that lets you go back and forth between the On Screen Reports and the Electronic Teller Module This is a convenient way to view handicapping reports while formulating your wagers using the Electronic Teller Module that is part of the Wager Race Module Improvements to the Contender Summary Handicapping Report A new notation has been added next to the Paceline designation The new notation shows you if the horse won the paceline race or if it ran a good paceline race A notation of no means the horse did not win the race or even run a good race The new notation also shows you how big a Race Rating rise or a Race Rating drop from its paceline race to today s race Here are some examples Prior New Tl T1 gd 1 7 This horse s paceline race is TRUE and 1 race back T1 It ran a good race and is taking a 1 7 point rise in today s race T2 T2 win 1 3 This horse s paceline race is TRUE and 2 races back T2 It won the race and is taking a drop of 1 3 points in today s race 25 These notations are a good way t
35. er Tickets or both You can change an individual Wager Ticket to either Hypothetical or Real using the Wager Management Module Estimated Page Count The number of pages that print are dependent on the report being printed and in some cases by the number of Wager Tickets that pass any Race Screens you may set The number of pages estimated by ALL Ways is shown sometimes with a range of printed pages How to Read the Wager Ticket Analysis Reports The Wager Ticket Analysis Reports are relatively straight forward There are two different sets of report labels that are used on the reports One set is used for the Wager Type analyses and the other set is used for the Wager Detail analyses The Wager Type Report Labels There are three lines for each Wager Type Analysis They are Line 1 Winning Tickets This line includes the totals for winning tickets only Line 2 Losing Tickets This line includes the totals for losing tickets only Line 3 All Tickets This line includes the totals for all tickets Each line uses the following column labels Number Wagers Number of wagers of this type Percent Wagers Percent of total wagers of this type The All Tickets line will always be 100 Total Cost Total cost of all wagers of this type for this line Total Refunds Total refunds of all wagers of this type for this line Total Payoffs Total payoffs of winning tickets for wagers of this type Total Profit Total profit or loss for all wagers
36. es will settle down to a number between 31 and 38 You will want to have at least a couple hundred races before assessing the effectiveness of profiles How to Read the Handicapping Profile Assignments Analysis Report The example shown below shows the top four selections of the Handicapping Profile used in Profile Position 1 when the race was handicapped Note The Number of Horses may not exactly match the number of races due to such things as a horse selected by a profile being scratched late two horses being tied for the profile pick dead heat finishes etc IMPORTANT When you handicap a race in ALL Ways the information in the Wager Races Database is updated If there have been late scratches in a race that occurred after you handicapped the race it is a good idea to handicap the race again so the Wager Races Database reflects the real situation You can easily re handicap a race and avoid printing handicapping reports by turning on the On Screen check box in the Handicapping Module If you do re handicap a race you want to be sure and use the appropriate Handicapping Profiles in each profile position Also if you re handicap a race just to see the top 4 finishers identified you should also be sure to use the appropriate Handicapping Profiles in each profile position PERCENTAGE OF ALL Ways PROFILE PICKS PROFILE 1 NUMBER WIN PLACE SHOW ITM 4TH TOP4 AVG AVG AVG SELECTIONS HORSES WIN PLACE SHOW PICK 1 227 32 17 14
37. et the Active Database 2 Turn on the SELECTED TRACK option button 3 Set the FOCUS button to the top space of the five open track positions 4 Click on the track code in the TRACK LIST you want to analyze 5 Click the TRACK s OK button How to analyze multiple selected tracks Set the Active Database Turn on the SELECTED TRACK option button Set the FOCUS button to one of the five track positions Click on the track code in the TRACK LIST you want to analyze Jn nth 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 above for up to four additional tracks 6 Click the TRACK s OK button Setting the Race Screens There are two ways to set Race Screens for the types of races you want to analyze One way is to use the Quick Screen option buttons The other is to use the Detailed Race Screens Using the Quick Screens and Quick Dates Three screens can be set right on the Wager Races Analysis Module display The Race Type options are Non Maiden only or Maiden Only or both The Track Condition options are Dry Tracks only or Off Tracks only or both Quick Dates include several useful date ranges such as This Month Last Month This Year Last Year etc Using the Detailed Race Screens The Wager Races Analysis Module also makes use of the same detailed race screening capability that is available in the ALL Ways Analysis Module CREATE SCREENS Button Click this button to display the Race Screen display MODIFY SCREENS Button Click this button to return to the
38. g of multi race wagers such as Daily Doubles and Pick 3s You will also see at a glance the total payoff for the ticket if any refund amounts if any and the final profit or loss of the ticket Manual Results Override While the Wager Ticket is displayed you may override the results by using the Manual Override function Here are the steps to override the results Enter an amount in the Total Payoff text box highlighted in blue Enter an amount in the Refund text box highlighted in blue Click the CALC button to recalculate the wager profit or loss Click the SAVE button to save the Manual Override NS Note You must enter an amount in both the Wager Payoff box and the Refund box even if the number is zero 0 You can un do a manual override by simply putting zeros 0 in both boxes and then clicking the CALC button followed by the SAVE button The Manual Override capability is provided mainly to handle refunds that may occur because a race card is cancelled in whole or in part This happens occasionally when bad weather causes race cancellations Wager Ticket Status When a Wager Ticket is displayed you can change the status of the wager in two ways Hypothetical versus Real You may turn the HYPOTHETICAL check box on if you want ALL Ways to consider the Wager Ticket as a hypothetical wager instead of a real wager Un checking the HYPOTHETICAL check box makes ALL Ways treat the Wager Ticket as a real wager Deleted vers
39. handicapping report o The impact of the Normal vs Tight setting can be evaluated by printing the Key Contender DNC Analysis Report in the Wager Races Analysis Module Danger Non Contenders A new User Preference item has been added that tells ALL Ways to use Normal or Tight criteria for designating a horse as a Dangerous Non Contender The default setting is Normal The Tight setting will results in fewer overall DNCs Some races will still show the same number of DNCs and some races will have one or two fewer DNCs o The Normal vs Tight setting can be made in the PREFERENCES section of the CUSTOM MODULE o The Normal vs Tight setting is shown at the top of each handicapping report o The impact of the Normal vs Tight setting can be evaluated by printing the Key Contender DNC Analysis Report in the Wager Races Analysis Module o The impact of the Normal vs Tight setting can also be evaluated by printing the DNC Reasons Analysis Report in the Wager Races Analysis Module This report shows how each of the 31 different DNC reasons performed had the setting been set to Normal or had been set to Tight o Dangerous Non Contender reasons have been expanded to include Top 10 BRIS and Top 10 Hall speed figure performances Other Handicapping Module Improvements Saddlecloth numbers are now displayed on the Handicapping Module screen If the ALL
40. how well the Handicapping Profiles used to handicap the races in the Handicapping Module performed with respect to identifying the top four finishers in each race Key Contender DNC Report This report shows how horses designated by ALL Ways at handicapping time as Key Horse Candidates or as Contenders or as Dangerous Non Contenders performed in terms of finishing in the top four This report also shows how horses that received none of these assignments performed as well DNC Reasons This report shows how well Dangerous Non Contenders performed broken down by specific reasons for being designated as a Danger Non Contender The Total Report Options Each report type described above is printed for each of the up to six basic Race Types So if the Profiles Report check box is turned on one Profiles Report will be printed for Dirt Sprints and another for Dirt Routes and so on provided of course there are Wager Races that passed the Race Screens for that type of race The Total Report Options also determine what is printed EXCLUDE Option No Total Report will be printed INCLUDE Option Total Report s will be printed summarizing the analysis for all Race Types for each type of report that is checked on ONLY Option Only the Total Report will be printed for each type of report that is checked on Estimated Page Counts Depending on the Race Types that pass the Race Screens and the report types that are check on and the Total Report Option
41. icapping assignments handicapping factor values handicapping factor Gap figures and selected situational information including some information that is new in Version 12 The report is designed with a starting point at the top to determine what horses should even be considered Then as you move down the report you upgrade or downgrade horses based on key groups of information Here is a brief explanation of the each group The Starting Point This group shows you the selections made by the ALL Ways Handicapping Profiles you used the assignments made by ALL Ways including designation of Contenders Dangerous Non Contenders and Key Horse scores rankings It also includes BRIS Prime Power and ALL Ways Comprehensive Ratings in Gap format This section helps you identify horses that deserve your attention Upgrade or Downgrade Based on Human Factors This group includes jockey statistics trainer statistics including trainer angles pertinent to this race and statistics regarding the jockey and trainer acting as a team Upgrade or Downgrade Based on Suitability This group includes horse statistics regarding suitability to the distance and surface as well as horses for courses information It also highlights the horses performance in its pace line race including the Race Rating compared to today s race This is a great way to spot horses going back to a race type it either likes or does not like Upgrade or Downgrade Based on Form This group
42. iling Settling Wagers Viewing Wager Ticket Results Manual Results Override Wager Ticket Status Hypothetical vs Real Deleted vs Not Deleted Printing Wager Tickets 9 The Wager Races Analysis Module 9 10 11 11 12 13 19 22 Overview Setting the Active Database Setting the Active Tracks Setting the Race Screens How to Handle Race Cards with Intermixed Host Tracks How to Run and Read Wager Races Handicapping Analysis Reports 14 Handicapping Profile Selections 15 Key Horse Assignments 16 Contender and DNC Assignments 18 DNC Reasons Analysis How to Run and Read Spot Play Factors Analysis Reports How to Run and Read Wager Ticket Analysis Reports Overview of the Wager Races Module The Wager Races Module is made up of three sub modules They are 1 Electronic Teller Module 2 Wager Management Module 3 Wager Races Analysis Module The Wager Races Module makes use of two databases that were first introduced in ALL Ways Version 12 They are 1 Wager Races Database 2 Wager Ticket Database The Wager Races Database Starting with ALL Ways Version 12 ALL Ways software automatically creates and maintains a new database called the Wager Races Database Race information for each race is added to this database when you process new ALL Ways data files in the Database Process Data File Module Then important ALL Ways handicapping assignment information is added for each race when you handicap the race in th
43. ion of Handicapping Report Headings The Spot Play Handicapping Report all fits on a single page However the Spot Play Factor Analysis Report requires two full pages This is because many of the Spot Play Factors on the Spot Play Factor Analysis Report require multiple lines For example The BRIS Late 2 3 Gap factor shown below requires only one line on the Spot Play amp Final Process Handicapping Report But 3 lines are needed on the Spot Play Factors Analysis Report The first line shows horses with a 6 point or higher Gap advantage The 3 line shows horses with a 11 point or more Gap disadvantage The 2 line shows all horses falling between the high and low figures This line is designated by mid Spot Play factors that use percentages such as Exact Distance ITM are show on 3 lines as well In this case there is a high percentage line a low percentage line and a mid line between the high and low percentages Some Spot Play factors are examined in more detail on the analysis report and require additional line One line on the Spot Play Handicapping Report is WGT WN GD at WGT This single line on the Spot Play Handicapping Report is shown on 3 lines on the analysis report One line is for weight gain one is for dropping weight and the 3 line is for win or good at or near today s weight The example below is for the Contender Spot Play Factor Analysis for 233 dirt sprints The first example show
44. ishers were designated by ALL Ways as Contenders 60 of the 218 4 place horses were designated by ALL Ways as Contenders 68 of the 872 top four finishers were designated by ALL Ways as Contenders ALL Ways Contenders Tight finishing 1 paid an average of 9 36 to win ALL Ways Contenders Tight finishing 2nd paid an average of 4 89 to place ALL Ways Contenders Tight finishing 3rd paid an average of 3 48 to show DNCs Normal When Contenders Set to Tight 14 of the 218 winning horses were designated as DNCs Normal 25 of the 218 Place horses were designated as DNCs Normal 28 of the 218 Place horses were designated as DNCs Normal 22 of the 654 in the money finishers were designated as DNCs Normal 31 of the 218 4 place horses were designated by ALL Ways as Contenders 25 of the 872 top four finishers were designated by ALL Ways as Contenders ALL Ways DNCs Normal finishing 1 paid an average of 23 23 to win ALL Ways DNCs Normal finishing 2nd paid an average of 10 67 to place ALL Ways DNCs Normal finishing 3rd paid an average of 5 91 to show Non Contenders and Non DNCs When Contenders Set to Tight and DNCs Set to Normal 6 of the 218 winning horses were NOT designated as a Contender or DNC Normal 8 of the 218 Place horses were NOT designated as a Contender or DNC Normal 7 of the 218 Place horses were NOT designated as a Contender or DNC Normal 7 of the 654 in the money finishers were NOT designate
45. le When deleting Search Definitions for a track or in the Default File or the Library File you are given the opportunity to turn off the requirement of verifying each deletion Anew button has been added that lets you delete all definitions for a track or in the Default File or in the Library file with a single click of the mouse This delete function does require a confirmation 27 CONTENDER DANGEROUS PROFILE 1 PROFILE 2 PROFILE 3 KEY HORSE and SCORE KEY HORSE ITM COMPREHENSIVE GAP PRIME POWER GAP MORNING LINE TRAIN MEET or YR ITM TRAINER ANGLE 1 ITM TRAINER ANGLE 2 ITM JOCK MEET or YR ITM JOCK TRAIN COMBO ITM EXACT DIST ITM L10 DISTANCE GOOD L10 SURFACE GOOD PACELINE WIN GOOD RACE CHANGE from pl TRK WIN GD BEST SPD LAYOFF WIN GD AFTER SIMILAR WORKOUT RATING WORKOUT sec furlong WIN GD 1 and 2 BACK L5 GOOD BRIS WGT TOTAL BRIS WGT LATE BRIS CLASS VALUE BRIS CLASS GAP TRUE CLASS GAP RACE GOOD RACE CHANGE BRIS SPEED 2 3 VALUE BRIS SPEED 2 3 GAP BEST TOP 10 no mud BEST TOP 10 RECENT RAN NEAR PAR LAST 5 RUNNING STYLE QSP BRIS Call 1 2 3 GAP BRIS EP 2 3 GAP BRIS FF 2 3 GAP BRIS CMB 2 3 GAP BRIS TOTAL 2 3 GAP BRIS LATE 2 3 GAP LS WIN GD at PACE LASIX AND BLINKERS 1ST 2ND AFTER CLAIM WGT WN GD at WGT TROUBLE LAST WIN GD WIDE LAST WIN GD DBL MOVE LAST WIN GD FAST PACE LAST WN GD NEGATIVE DROP 4UP LS TROUBLE COMMENT DISTANCE CHANGE SURFACE CHANGE
46. le 2 On the Wager Management Module click the ANALYSIS button This will display the Wager Races Analysis Module which is shown on the following page Overview of the Wager Races Analysis Module The Wager Races Analysis Module provides for two different groups of comprehensive forward looking analysis reports using the Wager Races Database The two groups are Wager Races Handicapping This forward looking analysis group evaluates how well the ALL Ways assignments at handicapping time worked in terms of identifying the actual top 4 finishers in the race being handicapped At handicapping time ALL Ways automatically records the top four selections of each of the up to three Handicapping Profiles used to handicap the race ALL Ways also records the assignments made by ALL Ways with respect to designating Contenders designating Dangerous Non Contenders and designating Key Horse Candidates Finally ALL Ways also records the reason s a horse was designated as a Dangerous Non Contender The Wager Races Handicapping Analysis Reports provide a thorough analysis of how all these profile selections and horse assignments worked in terms of finding the win place show and 4 place horses in the race This analysis is called forward looking because it shows you what actually happened using data developed before the race in relation to the actual race being handicapped Professional Edition Only Spot Play Factor Analysis This forward lo
47. o help determine if the horse is going back to a race type that it likes or that it does not like and how much easier or how much tougher the competition will be in today s race compared to its paceline race The Contender Summary Report now includes behind the scene horizontal dynamic spacing that automatically adjusts to handle the number of Contenders Even very contentious races with many Contenders now fit on a single Contender Summary page Contender and Dangerous Non Contender Assignment Preferences Dangerous Non Contender reasons have been expanded to include Top 10 BRIS and Top 10 Hall speed figure performances There are 31 reasons that are reviewed when designating DNCs The applicable DNC reason s are shown on the Dangerous Non Contender Summary Report The effectiveness of each DNC reason can be evaluated by printing the DNC Reasons Analysis Report in the Wager Races Analysis Module Contenders A new User Preference item has been added that tells ALL Ways to use Normal or Tight criteria for designating a horse as a Contender The default setting is Normal The Tight setting will results in fewer overall Contenders Some races will still show the same number of Contenders and some races will have one or two fewer Contenders o The Normal vs Tight setting can be made in the PREFERENCES section of the CUSTOM MODULE o The Normal vs Tight setting is shown at the top of each
48. of this type for this line 22 The Wager Type Report Labels Continued AVG Base AVG Combo AVG Box AVG Cost AVG Payoff AVG Profit ROI Average base wager of all wagers of this type for this line such as 1 Trifecta Average number of combination of all wagers of this type for this line Average number of boxed horses for boxed wager structure wagers only Average cost of all wagers of this type for this line Average payoff of all wagers of this type for this line Average profit of all wagers of this type for this line Total return on investment for all wagers of this type All Tickets line only Wager Detail Column Labels Wager Detail analyses print one line for each wager that passes the Race Screens set for the analysis Date Host Race Host Track Race Type Race Rating Field Field 1 Base Wager Wager Type STR Combos Cost Refund Payoff Profit or Loss Flags man Flags hypo Date of the Wager Ticket Race number at the track where the race was actually run Track code for the track where the race was actually run Distance Surface ds dr ts tr os or and notation of race type such as c for Claiming The ALL Ways generated Race Rating for the race Number of horses in the field Number of first time starters in the field Base cost of the wager such as 1 Trifecta 5 Exacta Box 5 Pick 3 etc Wager Type such as Win Exacta Pick 3 etc Wager Structure Either straight or boxed or Key Hors
49. oking analysis evaluates each of the Spot Play Handicapping Factors that are used by the Spot Play Final Process Handicapping Report in the Handicapping Module This report also looks at how well these factors worked in terms of identifying the top four finishers in each race Individual reports only all horses that are not designated as either a Contender or a Dangerous Non Contender and for all horses Professional Edition Only Note that the Standard Edition of ALL Ways will run a single report for all horses in all race types Wager Ticket Types and Count with results gt ALL Ways ALL Ways Wager Analysis SEs Wager Races Wager Races Wager Tickets Active AQU a HANDICAPPING 4 SPOT PLAY 8 wacers x ARP Database BEL C Profiles Contenders pages C WagerTypes pages CBY X Key Horses C Wager Types Detail Wager Races CDX x Key Contender DNCs l DNCs Wager List Detail CRC gt C DNC Reasons l Non Contenders DNCs Wager Accounting all tracks DEL F All Horses ORA DMR Total Report Total Report 208 7 HOL Exclude EARI C real only Wager Tickets tp Include C Include cynalonly all tracks LSX Only Only Wager Accounting MTH a PRINT PRINT PRINT WAGER RACE TRACKS 10 i Win 7 amp Quinellas 8 Doubles 0 7 Place 26 X Exactas 10 X Pick 3s 9 X Show 22 X Trifectas 5 Pick 4s Quick Dates Quick Screens Selected 7 k amp WP 19 X Superfectas 0 f Pick 5s AIl Dat 9 KW P S RESET 4 f Pick
50. otal report is available for all race types as well You can further refine the race types by using the same Race Screen settings that are available in the ALL Ways Analysis Module The Wager Races Analysis Module also provides a set of Quick Screens for designating maiden or non maiden races or both for designating dry tracks or off tracks or both and for setting before and after dates All of these reports are explained in detail later on in this chapter covering the Wager Races Module Explanation of the Wager Analysis Displays and Functions Setting the Active Database Either the Wager Races Database is active or the Wager Ticket Database is active but not both To tell ALL Ways which database you want to work with simply click the Wager Races option button or the Wager Ticket option button in the Active Database panel Note To run the Wager Races Handicapping or Wager Races Spot Play analyses the Wager Races Database must be active To run the Wager Ticket analyses the Wager Ticket Database must be active 10 Setting the Active Tracks All analyses in the Wager Races Analysis Module can be done for an individual track a group of tracks or for all tracks The default setting when you first open the Wager Races Analysis Module is for all tracks to be included in the different analysis reports How to analyze all tracks 1 Set the Active Database 2 Turn on the ALL TRACKS option button How to analyze a single track 1 S
51. r track and races run at a partner track Thisledown and River Downs is one example To automatically enter the XRD Results for such a card follow the steps below 1 In the DATABASE ENTER RESULTS Module enter the track code for the tracks you actually downloaded either TDN or RDN in the example Click TRACK OK 2 Click the SPLIT button This will separate out the races for each track 3 Now process the XRD Results file for each individual track 12 How to Handle ALL Ways Custom Card Race Cards with Intermixed Host Tracks If you are using an ALL Ways Custom Card data file you should not split out the races before processing the XRD Results file Instead you should download and process the special XRD Results file from BRIS that matches the ALL Ways Custom Card data file If you do prematurely split out the races to individual tracks in order to enter the results it is necessary to download and process the XRD Results file for each specific track on the Custom Card How to Run Wager Races Handicapping Analysis Reports Note In order to run a Wager Races Handicapping Analysis Report the Wager Races Database must be active See Setting the Active Database discussed earlier There are three different types of Wager Races Handicapping Analysis Reports Any one two or three reports can be processed at the same time by simply turning on the appropriate check box es The report types are Profiles Report This report analyzes
52. rs This group points out equipment changes Lasix status 1 or 2 race after a claim weight changes including how each horse has done carrying similar weight in past races It also identifies powerful situational factors including how the horse performed in its last race if the last race comment line included a notation of trouble a wide trip a double move V Pattern and or a very fast pace Key Race It also points out negative situations including a Negative Drop and or a 4 Up designation and pointing out persistent trouble in the horse s comment lines Hall Factors ALL Ways handicappers know that the Hall Pace and Speed figures are particularly strong when evaluating horses that are changing distance or surface This section focuses on this and is a great source of high priced top 4 finishers The Spot Play factors and ALL Ways assignments are automatically saved in the new forward looking Wager Races database See the new Wager Races Module Chapter Supplement for the Version 12 User Manual Improvements to Custom Handicapping Reports Professional Edition only All Custom Handicapping Reports both printed and displayed on screen now include The standard ALL Ways Handicapping Profile Summary The standard ALL Ways Track Bias Summary The identification of ALL Ways Key Horse Candidates Improvements to the On Screen Handicapping Reports The following new features have been added to the On Screen Handicapping R
53. s the statistics for BRIS Late 2 3 Gap which requires 3 lines to print as described above Note The percentages shown are once again the percentages of the top 4 finishers that were qualified for the Spot Play Factor Analysis line Note also that a Win Impact Value IV column is included on the Spot Play Factor Analysis Report The IV is helpful in assessing the forward looking power of each factor and also helps to evaluate the place show and 4 place percentages as well 20 CONTENDERS ONLY PERCENTAGE OF WIN PLACE SHOW 4 FINISHERS IN APPROPRIATE RACES NUMBER WIN WIN PLACE SHOW ITM 4TH TOP4 AVG AVG AVG HORSES IV WIN PLACE SHOW BRIS LATE 2 3 GAP OVER 6 109 2 7 15 7 8 10 3 8 5 84 4 06 2 84 MID 427 1 8 39 28 28 32 29 31 8 86 4 17 3 45 UNDER 11 372 1 2 23 28 24 25 23 25 10 90 5 42 3 47 Here is how to read this information Contenders with a six point or higher Gap advantage for the BRIS Late 2 3 Spot Play Factor performed as follows 15 of the 233 winning horses An Impact Value of 2 7 had a 6 point or higher Gap advantage 7 of the 233 Place horses had a 6 point or higher Gap advantage 8 of the 233 Show horses had a 6 point or higher Gap advantage 10 of the 699 in the money finishers had a 6 point or higher Gap advantage 3 of the 233 4 place horses had a 6 point or higher Gap advantage 8 of the 932 top four finishers had a 6 point or higher Gap advantage Contenders with a
54. shows each horse s recency and how it has done in the past after a similar layoff It shows workout ratings and the very powerful ALL Ways seconds per furlong workout figure It also shows how each horse has performed in recent races Finally it includes the BRIS Weighted Total Rating early pace plus speed and the new BRIS Weighted Late Rating final fraction plus speed the latter being particularly strong for handicapping turf races Upgrade or Downgrade Based on Class This group includes pertinent class ratings in both value and Gap formats Upgrade or Downgrade Based on Speed This group includes pertinent speed ratings in both value and Gap formats including whether or not the horse has demonstrated an ability to run to today s pars It also shows each horse s best and most recent Top 10 Speed figures if the horse has such a figure Upgrade or Downgrade Based on Pace This section includes key pace and compound pace ratings in Gap format The Gap format for pace figures is extremely powerful for identifying how far ahead back a horse will be at each Point of Call and evaluating whether the leaders can hang on down the stretch and whether closers can catch the front runners This section is indispensable in determining the horses that will likely figure in Exactas Trifectas and Superfectas This section also points out how the horses have done in past races at the same pace scenario expected in today s races 24 Situational Facto
55. sis Module including all of the Analysis Module functions and the Gap Analysis Search Definition and Angle assistant functions as well e The new Wager Races Database and the new Wager Ticket Database introduced in Version 12 are linked together and in synch This means that these databases must always be present in your Franfile folder and they should never be separated It is absolutely essential that a backup be made of the Franfile folder on a frequent basis We recommend at least once per month When 3 you make a backup of Franfile you can safely empty the contents of your Frandata folder By far the easiest way to make a backup of your Franfile folder is to use an external hard drive connected to your computer An external hard drive is well worth the modest financial investment required Note further that there is a Race Database file racedb xxx and racedx xxx for each track you handicap where xxx is the track code However there is only one Wager Races Database named Wager Races and one Wager Ticket Database named Wager Ticket because all tracks are included in one database The tracks can however be analyzed individually or together To use the new Wager Races Database including the Wager Ticket capabilities it is necessary that you have the saddlecloth numbers for every horse Saddlecloth numbers are automatically included in ALL Ways data files that are shown on the BRIS Web site with a p designation If you
56. tages and the lowest average payoffs As you move down the list of scores the in the money percentages drop a bit but the average payoffs increase substantially This is why ALL Ways identifies the top 4 Key Horse Candidates so you can decide which horse to use when you can see the publics first choice and the near post odds line The Contender DNC Section has six groups of data The groups are 1 2 3 4 5 6 Normal and Tight Contenders when Contenders Set to 3 3 3 This shows the performance of ALL Ways Contenders in races when the Contender Preference was set at 3 3 3 Figures are shown for both Contenders set to Normal and Contenders set to Tight Normal and Tight Contenders when Contenders Set to 4 2 2 This shows the performance of ALL Ways Contenders in races when the Contender Preference was set at 4 2 2 Figures are shown for both Contenders set to Normal and Contenders set to Tight DNCs When Contenders Set to Normal This shows how ALL Ways Contenders performed in races when the Contenders setting was set to Normal It then shows how DNCs performed in the same races if the DNC setting had been set to Normal while the Contender had been set to Normal It then shows how DNCs performed in the same races had the DNC setting been set to Tight while the Contender had been set to Normal DNCs When Contenders Set to Tight This shows exactly the same information as
57. tics for all combinations of these settings for every race handicapped The Contender Preference settings for 3 3 3 or 4 2 2 are NOT handicapped multiple times So these groups of the Contender DNC section will show data only based on the races that were handicapped with the specific 3 3 3 or 4 2 2 Contender Preference setting 16 The following example shows the section for DNCs when Contenders are set to Tight Note that we are using 218 dirt sprints in the sample below which were the number of dirt sprints handicapped when the Contenders were set to Tight Note that the report shows the DNC performance when set to Normal and also when set to Tight PERCENTAGE OF WIN PLACE SHOW 4 FINISHERS 218 DS RACES IN APPROPRIATE RACES NUMBER WIN PLACE SHOW ITM 4TH TOP4 AVG AVG AVG HORSES WIN PLACE SHOW CONTENDERS TIGHT 930 80 67 64 71 60 68 9 36 4 89 3 48 DNC NORMAL 554 14 25 28 22 31 25 23 23 10 67 5 91 NON CONTEND DNC 319 6 8 71 T 8 71 27 14 17 78 7 54 DNC TIGHT 387 9 20 22 17 20 18 25 41 9 77 5 61 NON CONTEND DNC 486 11 13 13 12 19 14 23 69 16 37 6 67 Here is how to read this part of the report Contenders Tight 80 of the 218 winning horses were designated by ALL Ways as Contenders 67 of the 218 Place horses were designated by ALL Ways as Contenders 64 of the 218 Place horses were designated by ALL Ways as Contenders 71 of the 654 in the money fin
58. ugh Pick 8s Each time you click the WITH button the wager structure will move to the next position or the next race leg For example let s say you want to create a straight Trifecta wager with horses 1 and 2 on top with Horses 1 2 and 3 in the Place position and with horses 1 2 3 4 and 5 in the Show position After clicking the TRIFECTA button click the HORSE NAME buttons for horse 1 and horse 2 then click the WITH button to move to the Place position and click the HORSE NAME button for horses 1 2 3 Then click the WITH button again to move to the Show position where you now click on the HORSE NAME buttons for horses 1 through 5 Creating a multi race wager is done the same way except the WITH button moves from race to race ALL Ways will automatically display the horses running in each successive race KEY Button The ALL Ways Electronic Teller lets you create multi position wagers with a single Key Horse For example to create a Key Horse Trifecta wager after clicking the TRIFECTA button click the KEY button and then click the HORSE NAME button for the single horse you want to be your Key Horse After selecting your Key Horse click the WITH button and then the HORSE NAME buttons for the horses you want to include along with the Key Horse Note the ALL Ways Electronic Teller lets you create what we call multi level Key wagers Here is an example of a multi level Trifecta Key wager Key Horse in Win Key
59. us Not Deleted You may turn on the DELETED check box if you want to delete the Wager Ticket You can un delete a Wager Ticket by removing the check mark Selective Loading of the Wager Ticket List There are four different items you can set that determine which Wager Tickets are shown in the list Delete Status Display not deleted Wager Tickets or display only deleted Wager Tickets or both Results Status Display only Wager Tickets with Results or Wager Tickets without results or both Hypothetical Status Display Real Wager Tickets only or only Hypothetical Wager Tickets only or both Number of Tickets Display the 100 or 500 most recent Wager Tickets or all Wager Tickets Printing Wager Tickets Clicking the Print buttons will print out selected Wager Tickets SINGLE WAGER button prints the active Wager Ticket RACE WAGERS button prints all wagers for the same race as the active Wager Ticket CARD WAGERS button print all wagers for the same race card as the active Wager Ticket Force Results The FORCE RESULTS button has been provided for possible future technical support requirements Clicking the FORCE RESULTS button will instruct ALL Ways to double check the results of ever Wager Ticket in the Wager Ticket Database It is doubtful you will ever need this function The Wager Races Analysis Module To get to the Wager Races Analysis Module 1 From the Main Menu click the WAGER RACES button This will display the Wager Management Modu

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