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Dear Trackmaster,
Why should Bill Varone get free trackmaster files? What makes him so special?
Well, keep reading and I will tell you why. Horse racing bulletin boards are full of faceless, nameless people, many of whom act like they know everything there is to know about the Sport of Kings. Bill is the exact opposite. He has put himself out there as much as anyone I have ever "met" on the internet. He has tried to help countless people on the net do better at the races. If you ask him a question, he either answers it or gets the person who can answer it. After corresponding with him, you know who he is, and respect and admire the man for how hard he works, interacts with his family, and does everything within his power to further enjoyment of horse racing for the many members of his Pace/Cap family, which I am proud to consider myself a member.
For several years, Trackmaster helped support the Sartin Methodology by providing downloads for several Sartin-type programs. Due to poor health over the years, Mr. Sartin has been unable to continue the methodology in the manner I am sure he would have liked. In some respects, this had a negative impact on Trackmaster as people drifted away from Trackmaster supported programs to programs supported by Bris, ITS, and HDW. Enter Bill Varone. He decided to create a website where people of all horse racing backgrounds could join (including me, even though I was not a past Sartin member), in the spirit of "friends helping friends". His attitude is reflected throughout this website, as there is an absence of flaming and backbiting that can be witnessed in other horse racing websites.
So how has Trackmaster benefited from this? Many members of this website download trackmaster data as a direct result of Bill and the work he has done on this website. With the blessings of Mr. Sartin, and the hard work of Ted Craven and the late Guy Wadsworth, an updated (2007) version of Validator was made available to any member of this website that was interested in obtaining same. What data does Val4 use? Why Trackmaster, of course.
In closing, Bill Varone is not the type of guy that would ever ask for a freebie from Trackmaster or anyone else. But as my testimonial and the others in this thread indicate, the members of this website feel strongly that you should give this hard working man this consideration. Thanks for taking the time to read.
Jim Goff
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