Understanding the Hoof report

 

Our latest update of the Hoof report created in Aug 2008 includes many new features. Users now have the ability to turn off the Hoof report,

turn on auto-pilot or define their own settings. We have also included race specific filters which will automatically be set when you click on a

race to process.

 

We've added a new rating called, Confidence value rating "CVR". This rating is a combination of the "win%" and the "impact value" of each factor.

A value of .25 or above is a good starting point for those who wish to define their own settings.

 

The Hoof report was developed for many uses in your handicapping. Create your own tip sheets using factors that you normally would look for

when handicapping a race. Also find which factors are winning their fair share at your track. Do you have a quick handle on pace at your track?

Use the Hoof report to quickly show you which points of call have had an advantage at the current or past meets.

 

The Hoof report has also been designed to work with our selection reports. By assigning points to your chosen factors, a rating is calculated

for each horse and that rating is then added to the Power rating of our selection reports based upon point value you assign. You will have the

ability to change the outcome of your handicapping reports according to the factors you would like to address.

 

Two of my favorite factors are the workout and wide race angles. I strongly consider these factors in a horse if the factor is performing well

at the track.

 

There are 2 types of factors found in the Hoof report, common and individual factors. Common factors in horse racing generally have more than

one horse that qualifies in a given race. This type of factor may have a high Win, Place or Show percentage or even an extremely high ROI. Why?

 

Let's assume we have a race card today with 10 races. In each of those 10 races there are 4 horses per race that qualify for a certain factor.

The winner in each race was 1 of those 4 horses that qualified for this same factor. When we calculate this factor for the day we view it as a factor

that won 100% for the day rather than saying it was winning 25% overall amongst the 4 qualifiers.

 

One of the most asked questions we receive, "Why would you include stats for common factors which might represent higher win, place and

show percentages as well as higher ROI? Simple, using the 4 horse example above if you have a 10 horse field and 4 horses in each race

qualify for a factor that wins 100% of the time, would you not want those 4 horses to be considered?

 

Individual factors will normally have only 1 horse that will qualify for a factor and occasions where 2 horses may qualify. You will find

this type of factor to have lower win percentages and roi's while being more in line with actual winning statistics.

 

Our Hoof report will give you access to information that will help you better understand the Class, Form and Speed of the entries in each race.

Below are some graphic examples of the setup and layout of this report and a sample of the report generated.

 

In the above picture, Hoof Off, you will not see any options listed onscreen,

nor will the Hoof values be included in your selection report. Should you decide

to see report, you may click on the button titled Hoof located inside of your

race selection report. Your report will be processed and displayed, but

will not add any of the values to the race selection report.

 

 

 

 

Here you can see by clicking on Auto setup that a new set of options have

appeared. These options help you to better narrow your search and

results to fit today's race type and conditions.

 

Each time you click on a new race card these options will automatically change.

Clicking on this button will also setup the report for you automatically. Using only

factors that are proving to be solid according to our specifications.

 

 

 

 

By clicking on the "user defined" button you will see even more options

displayed in your window. This gives you control over how the Hoof will

be used in you handicapping process. You control the point assignments

of each factor and control on/off of factors as well. You even setup the

search criteria.

 

 

 

 

The above is a partial view of the weight factors display. Here you can

assign point values to each factor and turn on or off for processing.

Ability to save each tracks profile is also included.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This shot shows a display of your Hoof results after handicapping.

The top 4 horses scoring the most points will be listed as shown above.

Those points are also added to the Power number. By clicking on the

Hoof button shown above you will be directed to the actual Hoof stats

as shown below...

 

 

 

 

In this example I had the hoof set to display any and all factors the horse qualified for.

Therefore any factor displayed above was an attribute the horse qualified for.

 

Here are links that list the factors we use in the Hoof report...

Form factors

Class factors  

Speed/Pace factors

 

Please read our online documentation for further instructions on how to operate the Hoof.