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New Ways to
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UA-RTIP Global Symposium on Racing & Gaming
December 2013
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Advanced statistics in sports…
� MLB
� WSJ recently identified average live ball “activity” in a single game was
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Advanced statistics in sports…
� MLB
� WSJ recently identified average live ball “activity” in a single game was 14 minutes.
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Advanced statistics in sports…
� MLB
� WSJ recently identified average live ball “activity” in a single game was 14 minutes.
� Extrapolated over a full regular season (more than 2,400 games)…
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Advanced statistics in sports…
� MLB
� WSJ recently identified average live ball “activity” in a single game was 14 minutes.
� Extrapolated over a full regular season (more than 2,400 games)…
~ 24 days of activity
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Advanced statistics in racing
� U.S. Horse Racing
� ~ 45,000 races
� ~ 85 seconds of activity per horse, per race
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Advanced statistics in racing
� U.S. Horse Racing
� ~ 45,000 races
� ~ 85 seconds of activity per horse, per race
~ 44 days of activity
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Going beyond the PPs
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Going beyond the PPs
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Will Take Charge – Kentucky Derby
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Will Take Charge – Kentucky Derby
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Will Take Charge – Kentucky Derby
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Will Take Charge – Kentucky Derby
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Will Take Charge – Kentucky Derby
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Will Take Charge – Kentucky Derby
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Will Take Charge – Kentucky Derby
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It’s horse racing, not jockey racing…
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Marketing horses?
� In 2012, the top 100 highest-earning horses in North America averaged
� In 2012, the top 100 most frequently-raced horses averaged
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Marketing horses?
� In 2012, the top 100 highest-earning horses in North America averaged 6.8 starts
� In 2012, the top 100 most frequently-raced horses averaged 23.1 starts
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Compare baseball players…
� Last season, the top 100 MLB players ranked by most at-bats averaged
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Compare baseball players…
� Last season, the top 100 MLB players ranked by most at-bats averaged 573 plate appearances
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Compare baseball players to jockeys
� Last season, the top 100 MLB players ranked by most at-bats averaged 573 plate appearances
� In 2012, the top 100 jockeys ranked by highest earnings averaged
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Compare baseball players to jockeys
� Last season, the top 100 MLB players ranked by most at-bats averaged 573 plate appearances
� In 2012, the top 100 jockeys ranked by highest earnings averaged 888 mounts
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Marketing horses or marketing jockeys?
� Last season, the top 100 MLB players ranked by most at-bats averaged 573 plate appearances
� In 2012, the top 100 jockeys ranked by highest earnings averaged 888 mounts
� In 2012, the top 100 jockeys ranked by number of total starts averaged
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Marketing horses or marketing jockeys?
� Last season, the top 100 MLB players ranked by most at-bats averaged 573 plate appearances
� In 2012, the top 100 jockeys ranked by highest earnings averaged 888 mounts
� In 2012, the top 100 jockeys ranked by number of total starts averaged 1,003 mounts
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Jockey racing…
� Could racing gain more fans, more bettors, more interest through the marketing of jockeys?
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Jockey racing…
� Could racing gain more fans, more bettors, more interest through the marketing of jockeys?
� Can advanced statistics focused on jockey performance serve as a bridge to other sports fans and bettors?
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Jockey racing…
� Could racing gain more fans, more bettors, more interest through the marketing of jockeys?
� Can advanced statistics focused on jockey performance serve as a bridge to other sports fans and bettors?
� Can we create Sabermetric-like methods to quantify performance beyond W-P-S%?
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Borel.
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Borel.
Bo-rail?
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Keeneland – Does ground loss matter?
� Obtain total ground coverage, sorted by finishing position
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Keeneland – Does ground loss matter?
� Obtain total ground coverage, sorted by finishing position
� Winners covered shortest trip (most efficient)
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Keeneland – Does ground loss matter?
� Obtain total ground coverage, sorted by finishing position
� Winners covered shortest trip (most efficient)
� As finishing positions increased, so did ground coverage
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Keeneland – Ground coverage by starting gate
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Keeneland – Ground coverage by starting gate
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Keeneland – Ground coverage by starting gate
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Keeneland – Jockey Efficiency Ratings
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Keeneland – Jockey Efficiency Ratings
How efficient is a jockey in the aggregate?
Saving ground.
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Keeneland – Jockey Efficiency Ratings
How efficient is a jockey in the aggregate?
Saving ground.
Covering extra ground.
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Bo-rail? Not at Keeneland
� Borel’s mounts at Keeneland covered 7.2 feet (~0.8 lengths) more than average, 22nd widest-riding jockey in four-meet study
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Bo-rail? Not at Keeneland
� Borel’s mounts at Keeneland covered 7.2 feet (~0.8 lengths) more than average, 22nd widest-riding jockey in four-meet study
� Subsequent study of Churchill races yielded result that Borel saved most ground in 1 1/16m dirt races (~1.1 lengths)
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Is racing wider better at Woodbine?
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Is racing wider better at Woodbine?
� Woodbine races at 1 1/16 miles on Polytrackfrom April 2012 – October 2013
� Top five jockeys at the distance accounted for 54% of wins in 508-race study
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Is racing wider better at Woodbine?
� Woodbine races at 1 1/16 miles on Polytrackfrom April 2012 – October 2013
� Top five jockeys at the distance accounted for 54% of wins in 508-race study
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Is racing wider better at Woodbine?
� Woodbine races at 1 1/16 miles on Polytrackfrom April 2012 – October 2013
� Top five jockeys at the distance accounted for 54% of wins in 508-race study
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Saving more ground when winning
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Saving more ground when winning
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Saving more ground when winning
� Overall, four of the five most successful jockeys covered similar or more ground-saving trips when winning compared to all other mounts
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New ways to look at numbers
� The foundational elements for advanced data within racing are progressing.
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New ways to look at numbers
� The foundational elements for advanced data within racing are progressing.
� Are we marketing racing as a data mine, rich in potential resources?
� Can we better engage racing’s relatable human participants, and define new paths for data exploration?
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Follow Trakus
� @TrakusRacing
� America’s Best Racing
� FollowHorseRacing.com
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New Ways to
Look at NumbersMoneyball, analyzing between the
“lines”, and jockey racing…
UA-RTIP Global Symposium on Racing & Gaming
December 2013