9 furlong turf races.

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The Oct 2001 Newsletter contains various Late Speed Velocity tests using PL5, older horses only, both genders, & all tracks. For 9 furlong turf races, the composite top 2 Fr3 horses had a win pct of 34.7 with a $1.04 ROI. Using the same test parameters, the composite top 2 S/P horses had a win pct of 37.5 & a $1 ROI. I'm wondering:

(1)Whether combining FR3 & S/P in some fashion(requiring that a horse be 1 or 2 in both, for example) might improve the results?

(2)What the results of the same test would be for PL4,PL3,PL2,&PL1?

(3)What the results would be if the test was limited to Sat/Sun, the days when it is most likely that the rail will be on the hedge?

Thks in advance for any insight anyone can provide.

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Melvin- I have 614 non maiden 9 fur. turf races in my PL-5 database starting on 01/01/2003. The composite top two F3 horse win 33.67% on races with a ROI of $.95. There were 92 horses that were 1 or 2 F3 and 1 or 2 SP and 21 won for 22.8% with a ROI of $.79.