Fig 3

[Valupix]

I've never paid this feature much attention.

What number is it graphing?

[David-LV]

You will find the explanation of FIG3 on the top of page 12 of the HTR USER GUIDE (JUL 06).

The user guide can be found in the HTR Library under Handicapping Articles.

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David

[Valupix]

You will find the explanation of FIG3 on the top of page 12 of the HTR USER GUIDE (JUL 06).

The user guide can be found in the HTR Library under Handicapping Articles.

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David

Thank you David. I appreciate the response.

I had previously looked at the user guide and again after your suggestion and I still didn't get them. Maybe I should be more specific. What are "DFIGS"?

Pace numbers I get, but in one way or another PAC, VEL, AP, EP, SP, FX, LP, FR1, FR2 and FR3 are measuring pace in some form.

What are DFIG pace numbers trying to measure? An average pace, first call, second call, late pace or maybe something about pace I'm not even considering?

As best I can tell, these numbers are not used on any other screen or feature of HTR.

[Rick]

Take a look at this thread:

http://www.homebased2.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5459&highlight=dfigs

[Rick]

You can also check out the HTR Monthly Report for June 2006, page 6.

[Valupix]

In case I'm not alone, here is a better explanation I found courtesy of Rick’s link.

"DFIGS = Donnie's custom indexed number based on PAC and adjusted w/ Cramer sheet fig. Placed into a FIG type graph format."

As I understand this explanation to indicate, DFIG is more of a pace/speed composite number than that of just a pace number.

[Huguenot]

Exactly -- it takes how fast the horse ran early into account.
The stats Ken ran in a the newsletter last year showed the DFIGS did no better or worse than most of the other velocity figs on HTR. But Donnie has generally maintained that the results are besides the point with the DFIGS. The key is that it helps recognize form cycles and can show when a horse's performance was better than it looked.

It is mainly useful with horses on, near or pressing the pace.
I think it might help predict when a horse will regress off short rest.

[njcurveball]

I agree with all of the above.

Every factor cannot be designed to get 40% winners or more. They have to be complimentary. That is why the Sartin factors of Early, Average, and Sustained have been added to almost every computer program today.

Pace methodology is in line with todays racing which favors early speed. That was the main reason a horse like Hard Spun could look like he had better figs than Street Sense,

Bottom line is the ROI. I like the mix of factors in HTR.