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HANDICAPPER, HARNESS RACING

Specialty Definition: HANDICAPPER, HARNESS RACING

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Determines winning odds on each horse of each race of harness-racing program by analyzing data, such as horses' and drivers' past performances, post position, and race distance, for use in racing publications: Reviews data on each horse entered in same race, such as past performance, assigned-racing classification, and race distance and reviews past performance of assigned drivers, and analyzes compiled data to estimate probable order of finish for each horse in each race. Assigns winning odds to horses by using estimated order of finish and standard-odds ratios, occasionally making adjustments of winning odds as dictated by judgment. Determines winning odds on horses in maiden races, based on breeding and qualifying-times data. Mails or telephones opening or revised winning odds to printers of racing programs and other harness-race publications. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: HANDICAPPER, HARNESS RACING


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

48 41 4E 44 49 43 41 50 50 45 52 2C      48 41 52 4E 45 53 53      52 41 43 49 4E 47

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

        

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001000 01000001 01001110 01000100 01001001 01000011 01000001 01010000 01010000 01000101 01010010 00101100 00100000 01001000 01000001 01010010 01001110 01000101 01010011 01010011 00100000 01010010 01000001 01000011 01001001 01001110 01000111

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#72 &#65 &#78 &#68 &#73 &#67 &#65 &#80 &#80 &#69 &#82 &#44 &#32 &#72 &#65 &#82 &#78 &#69 &#83 &#83 &#32 &#82 &#65 &#67 &#73 &#78 &#71

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0048 0041 004E 0044 0049 0043 0041 0050 0050 0045 0052 002C      0048 0041 0052 004E 0045 0053 0053      0052 0041 0043 0049 004E 0047

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

4235483843373550503952142423552483953532523537434841

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