We had no idea people actually got Veteran’s Day off, and feel jealous as hell that some of our faithful readers get to spend the day at the track instead of in front of their computer like us. At the request of one of our readers with a holiday tomorrow, we’re tossing some CompuTrak picks out for tomorrow’s cards at Churchill and Laurel. After the jump, let the computer tell you where to put your money… CHURCHILL DOWNS - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11 As always, watch the weather for the turf handicapping. If they’re off the turf, throw out the picks CompuTrak is making.

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It’s been a little while since we gave CompuTrak (not pictured) another chance to stand alone on its picks, but with a big day at Saratoga, and plenty of people playing the big multi-race wagers, we figured we’d let CT take a stab, and trot the results on out for you. After the jump, naturally… Saratoga Saturday, August 27th 1) #6 Cathedral Lodge 20/1 on the Morning Line is the CT Pick, with similarly rated #1 Christian X at 6/1 close behind. 2) CT Picks #3 Megatrend 4/1, we suggest pairing Megatrend with #9 Seneca Point (10/1) in an exacta. 3) #1 Pulpit Exchange is the CT Pick and a Morning Line 3/1, with #2 Watchmon and #7 Shark both at 6/1 close behind. 4) No CompuTrak Pick, although the odds line likes three horses on top. 15/1 #6 Holden Champagne, 7/2 #1 Silver Strings, and 5/1 #8 Cologne. 5) #4 Prince Rahy gets the CT love at 6/1, with #9 Minister’s Joy at 15/1 closely rated.

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What an uneventful second half of the afternoon. Longshots ruled the roost in the last two, and aside from a $9.70 win on Princess Dee in the sixth for Paddock Pete, everyone took the donut across the board.
Final totals for Lindsay and CompuTrak were just a single winner apiece, with Lindsay edging CT by […]

Read More » CompuTrak vs. Paddock Pete vs. Lindsay - Endgame

Through four races at Saratoga, Paddock Pete has jumped out to a nearly insurmountable lead. While CompuTrak did hit the winner in the second, so did Paddock Pete. Cash Flow paid $3.50 on the victory, but Pete managed to mix in the exacta for an additional $15 hit. Lindsay also caught a […]

Read More » CompuTrak vs. Paddock Pete vs. Lindsay - Halftime Score

We love this man-versus-machine gambit, and since we paid for CompuTrak already, we may as well get some mileage out of the thing. Since we already let our own expert handicapper knock the binary out of that program last week, we were anxious to let someone else take a crack.
See who we found, after […]

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Jackass star Johnny Knoxville has admitted his nine-year-old daughter is now "addicted" to gambling on horses after a day out at the track. Even a nine-year-old could pick better than CompuTrak did for us this weekend. Knoxville’s Daugther Shows a Talent for Gambling [Contact Music]

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Esteemed reader “MT” checks in with the following question.
“Are you going to give us the machine picks for the NTRA Pick Four? I’m looking to beat Kitten’s Joy and need all the help I can get.”
We’ll lay it out for MT, after the jump…

TAKE YOUR PICK
The NTRA Pick Four this weekend covers four huge […]

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Who’s the man? BG took the early lead through four races, posting three winners to CompuTrak’s one. It didn’t help, of course, that the software sat on its (figurative) hands and refused to play along for the first half of the program.
From the fifth through the ninth and final race, BG […]

Read More » Horse Racing: CompuTrak vs. BG - The Final Score

Four races down at Saratoga, and BG is showing up big, while CompuTrak is rolling over and letting him run away with this thing without a fight.
BG and CompuTrak both hit the race one winner Zippy Missy, paying $5.50 on the win. But while the software didn’t sack up and make picks […]

Read More » Horse Racing: CompuTrak vs. BG - Halftime Score

Since we’ve had some mixed results with CompuTrak lately after a pretty hot start, we decided to put the software to the test. Today, we challenged our own horse racing columnist BG to handicap the card at Saratoga, and to put his picks right alongside what CompuTrak came up with. We’ll let them both have at it - after the jump… A DAY AT THE SPA It must be Ladies’ Day at Saratoga, as the card features a filly-and-mare heavy card, including the two De La Rose Stakes races in the latter half of the program. CompuTrak and BG both made their picks, we’ll let you know who’s the better handicapper later today. On to the races… 1) CompuTrak grabs #1 Zippy Missy in the Maiden Special Weight opener. She’s 3/1. We can’t argue with the pick here.

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