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Originally Posted by jms62
They are now available  Its almost as if they read our posts  |
They do!
The PP publication timeframe explained to me by Jim Vanderbosch at TrackMaster is that each track has a schedule with Equibase which determines at what cut-off date (i.e. after Post Positions and Morning Line assigned) PPs will be generated. I think this schedule is at least somewhat influenced by the track management itself. Larger tracks (e.g. SoCal, NYRA) tend to have a shorter lead-time (e.g. 24-48 hours max before race date) because this gives time for more workouts and trainer/jockey stats to be included - which supposedly is more interesting to bettors at major venues than at smaller ones (don't know why, though). Smaller tracks can have PPs available several days in advance, but with fewer workouts. TrackMaster doesn't normally re-update PP files after first issue to include subsequent workouts, except when errors are discovered.
Thus, for some tracks, the TrackMaster files often have more workouts showing than in the same card issued by Bris or DRF a day (or more) earlier. I know this is not interesting to some, but on aggregate to Equibase's users, I guess it is.
I would not normally ever expect to see a Santa Anita Saturday card available on a Wednesday - so someone is trying to get their act together.
Ted
