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"Frank Your reply caught me off guard. Someone offering to be as helpful as you are, is very rare these days. I greatly appreciate your comments. Yes, I am able to access your Newsletters and your prior message answered most of my questions. I have copied your Newsletters to share with my brother.

Let me share a little bit of info about me. I am 74, retired from government service, and an occasional horse player with a wonderful family. Like you, my family introduced me to horse racing at an early age. My mother and father would take me to Saratoga every Thursday to play the horses. In thiose days you had to be 18 to get into the track. I was only 15, but I looked older, and sometimes the gatekeepers would let me pass, but other times, they would not. My parents dressed me in one of my fathers old sports coats, and put a World War II veterans pin(ruptured duck) in my lapel. and I never had any further problems, but often got me some unusal stares from the gatekeeper.

In any event, I fell in love with Saratoga. I became convinced that speed figures were the answer, and over the years with the advent of Andy Beyer's work I felt I was on the right track. Many years of emphasis on speed figures have been disappointing to say the least. Over the years,at Saratoga, I have faithfully attended the handicap shows preceding the races, and learned there are other factors, many times more important. In my preparation for a race card, it is difficult for me to discount speed. How do you address speed in your preparation?

Thank you for your interest, I look forward to meeting you.

Warm regards,

Bill"

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