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- BRAD'S EDGE
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- Thoroughbred Handicapping Program
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- BRAD'S EDGE is fast and easy-to-use, yet it is really quite
- sophisticated and complete. It takes into account the class
- of competition which a horse has been facing, his most recent
- performance, the skill of his jockey, the weight he's carrying,
- recent workouts, and how long it has been since he last raced.
- Not bad for such a streamlined program.
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- BRAD'S EDGE is not meant to be a total substitute for good
- handicapping skills. It is a tool to supplement and complement
- your own knowledge and provide a consistent, proven framework of
- information gathering and analysis within which you can make
- your wagering decisions.
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- How to run BRAD'S EDGE
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- The program will ask you to enter information about the horse
- which you are handicapping. The information needed is all
- contained in the Daily Racing Form, and most of the questions
- are self-explanatory.
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- The "Key Race" is the past race for this horse that you believe
- is most reflective of the horse's current condition and abilities.
- Typically it is the most recent race in which the horse has run,
- unless you feel that the track conditions at that time, or some
- other factor(s), make it unrepresentative. In that case you use
- a previous race as the "Key Race".
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- "Class" is the purse or claiming price for the "Key Race". It is
- a measure of the caliber of competition against which the horse
- was matched in that race. It is expressed in thousands of dollars.
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- When you have answered all of BRAD'S EDGE's questions, it will
- compute and display a rating number for the horse in question.
- The higher the rating, the better the horse's chance of winning
- in today's race. Jot the rating down next to the horse's name
- on your Racing Form. Then repeat the process for the other
- horses in the race.
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- That's all there is to running BRAD'S EDGE. Use the relative
- ratings in combination with the betting odds displayed on the
- tote board to identify those betting opportunities which are
- especially attractive.
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- You're looking for situations where the betting line is out of
- synch with the true relative strengths of the various horses as
- determined by BRAD'S EDGE. This could be a horse top-rated by
- BRAD'S EDGE that's not the betting favorite. Or it could be a
- horse rated a close second by BRAD'S EDGE that's going off at long
- odds. After you have used BRAD'S EDGE for a while you'll develop
- a feel for how to best apply its results at your favorite track.
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- Warranty
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- BRAD'S EDGE is provided "AS IS" without any warranty of any kind,
- either expressed or implied, including but not limited to
- merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The entire
- risk as to the results and performance of the program is assumed
- by you. The author shall not be liable for any damages, whether
- direct, indirect, incidental or consequential arising out of the
- use, the results of use, or inability to use this program.
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- License and Registration
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- BRAD'S EDGE is NOT a "public domain" program. It is copyrighted
- (c) 1992 by P. J. Aiken and the Half-Fast Software Cooperative,
- but no payment is required for its use. It is provided as a
- service to the wagering public. Remember:
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- "We're not slow, we're just half-fast!"
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