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Old 01-21-2013, 12:41 PM   #2
Bill Lyster
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Location: Escondido CA just 25 minutes from where the turf meets the surf - "...at Del Mar"
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Dave:
Before you take on this burden it might be good to check into available info for the circuits you are thinking of cataloging. Depending on the circuit there might already be much of the info you are looking for. I know when I did the same kind of study back in the 80's for the SF Bay area tracks found that there was trainer info already available that duplicated my own work.

You might also check the various past performance info available because some of them have such statistics just below the PP info, things like first after layoffs of varying durations, first on turf, surface switches, etc. Its been awhile since I looked at this data. Perhaps someone who uses the print edition of DRF can add more info here.

Best of luck,

Report back,

Bill
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