Everything Old Is New Again
Written by trackmasterplus on November 14, 2011 – 5:55 pm -Twenty years ago, TrackMaster started as a tiny company that provided a small computer to help provide handicappers with a faster, better way to handicap. Although not quite pocket-sized, it was a nifty little device that handicappers loved to take to the track with them. At that time, I was one of the early customers and took advantage of using the product. It was a device ahead of its time, and now, TrackMaster, an Equibase company, is a leader once again in the mobile device market, with the TrackMaster Pocket Handicapper app.
The Pocket Handicapper uses the capability of an iPhone or Android powered smart phone to provide an impressive amount of data in a mobile device. Now you can literally have a wealth of information at the ready in your pocket. The data used in TrackMaster products has become more and more refined, and engineered to be more profitable for users over the years. You now have access to information to help your ROI wherever you are and for whatever tracks you play within just a matter of seconds.
The Pocket Handicapper features the following handicapping information (complete details here):
* Power Ratings
* Equibase Speed Figures, Class Ratings & Pace Ratings
* Detailed Jockey & Trainer Stats
* Sire & Dam Stats
* Past Performances in a PDF format
All of this powerful data in the palm of your hand for the current introductory rate of just $0.99 per race card. As an added bonus, for TrackMaster Plus & Plus Pro Subscribers, if you have a regular or unlimited subscription and you download a race card using your software, you can download the same race card on the mobile app for NO additional charge. Think of it as, “Plus Pro On The Go!“
You can download the FREE TrackMaster Pocket Handicapper app from the iTunes App Store or the Android Marketplace. It includes a sample race card and the app also allows you to download a single FREE race each day.
Whether you have been a loyal, TrackMaster customer for a number of years, or are a newcomer to the exciting world of horse racing and handicapping, the TrackMaster Pocket Handicapper app is the choice for helping you have a winning day at the races.
Craig Walker
TrackMaster Senior Product Development Specialist
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He’s Back! Pena Returns To California – by Guest Blogger – Steve Chambers
Written by trackmasterplus on October 21, 2011 – 8:31 am -Lou Pena has returned to the Golden State – not to race horses – but as a major supporter of California harness racing and the Bronte Epilepsy Research Foundation. After decades of playing a major role on the west coast, Lou relocated to the east where he has continued his success, and drawn a lot of attention. We expect his return, as the underwriter of our biggest amateur racing series in the history of the state and a fund raiser for a great cause, to draw much positive attention.
When he was based here, Lou was a tireless support of all things harness. His stable was the first to provide horses for demonstrations, displays, and any racing-related public relations venture. Lou was there, not only with his stock, but also with his larger-than-life personality. When our club hosted visiting drivers from the east coast, Italy, German and Finland, Louie was always at the front of the line offering his support. This support was hardly limited to his horses. Lou would be right there in the paddock, encouraging and coaching his guests and promising victory!
I will never forget driving a horse in an amateur competition for Lou some 10 or so years ago. He was right there with his well-recognized smile and a long list of instructions. The horse was tricky (No More Excuses N). Lou told me what to do regarding scoring down, turning to the gate, leaving the gate and how to handle my charge after the race. While I was nervous, Louie calmed my fears somewhat as he told me with a grin, “Don’t worry. Do it right and you WILL win!” I did it right and I did win.
I am proud to be one of many amateur and professional drivers who have won with a Lou Pena trained horse. While I will never forget is expert horsemanship, it was and still is his positive attitude that is most memorable. We are all proud to have Lou Pena back in California as a major supporter during difficult times. Thank you Lou.
Steve Chambers is an avid supporter of harness racing in California. He is a former amateur driver, owner, breeder and is involved in the California Sire Stakes program.
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Posted in Harness Races, Harness Racing
Mid-Summer Musings, Good Stuff All Around….
Written by trackmasterplus on August 12, 2011 – 2:15 pm -…Nice to see major racing back on network TV other than the Triple Crown and Breeders’ Cup. NBC’s coverage of Saratoga has been a refreshing change and it’s great to see top racing getting some national TV exposure.
…Trainer Bob Baffert is loaded this year. He’s seemingly got a top contender in every non-turf category and his new star Coil won the Haskell over a stubborn Shackleford, looking much like the 2nd coming of his sire Point Given who also won the race. Now the word is that Baffert’s 3-year-old star The Factor might come back near the end of Saratoga and if he’s anything like he was in the spring, he’ll be a “factor” through the BC Sprint.
…Regarding the Haskell, once again Shackleford “gave way grudgingly”. Haven’t seen a fighter like him in a long, long time.
…Congratulations to trainer Jerry Hollendorfer on his induction into the Racing Hall of Fame. Those of us in Northern California have followed his career closely as he has been the perennial leading trainer on that circuit for as long as most of us can remember. Hollendorfer and his wife/assistant trainer Janet are amazingly hard working hands-on horsepeople that rarely take a day off. True to form Jerry flew in for the induction on Friday night and was right back on a plane to saddle horses on Sunday. While Hollendorfer is ruthless at the claiming box on the track, very little is written or known about his softer side, as he has been known to pay the bills for backstretchers down on their luck. Now that ‘Dorf is on the national stage with his super filly Blind Luck and his HOF induction we think he’s finally getting the recognition and respect long deserved on the national stage.
…Kudos to Mike Smith and Chantal Sutherland for their willingness to participate in the “Battle of the Exes” match race at Del Mar. Corny as it was, it did get people talking got people out to the races. Despite the fact that neither jockey seemed to really endorse it wholeheartedly, they did it for the good of the sport.
…The US racing press has made much of the fact that no “big horse” has emerged from the pack this season (OK, maybe Tizway is starting to assert himself as the division leader). Over in Europe they have an embarrassment of riches. The grand mare Goldikova won the Prix du Rothschild for the fourth straight time and is on track to try to win the Breeders’ Cup Mile for an unprecendented fourth time as well; the 3-year old Frankel, named after the Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel is being hailed as one of the greats of all time. In the Classic division, Workforce and So You Think staged a race for the ages in the Coral Eclipse Stakes at Sandown last month. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world the mare Black Caviar remains undefeated heading into the 2011-12 Australian Racing season.
…Anyone looking for a summer reading diversion should check out “Lord of Misrule” by Jaime Gordon. This work of fiction won the National Book Award this year, and tells the tale of a small group of race trackers at the bottom of the class ladder looking for that one big score that can change their lives. Lovers of fine prose and racetrack stories will find equal satisfaction in this breezy read. The author based the story on her experience working at Charles Town in the 1970s. Also on the literary front, fans of “Seabiscuit” author Laura Hillenbrand will enjoy her latest book “Unbroken” an amazing true story of an American soldier’s survival in a brutal Japanese POW camp during WWII.
J Stone
TrackMaster Senior Handicapping Analyst, TV Critic and Book Reviewer
Posted in General Industry, Thoroughbred Races, Thoroughbred Racing
