Want to take a more evidence-based approach to @photofinishgame? Then bookmark this thread of bite sized articles exploring different aspects of the game. 16 blog posts with new angles and alpha. Thread: 1/17.

Updated Righties for season end.

breaking news, that data didn't include the last weekend of the season where about 50% of the records were broken. sorry. corrected figures below. Pappy On the Point broke 2 records last weekend (szn32 2yo only).

The Righties. Numbers in brackets = finish time in seconds.

Fasted 2yos from szn32 of @photofinishgame. grab a microscope. Lefties first. All combos included. Loving the audacity of Tutankhamun I.

Just placed a $180.00 Pick3 bet on Twin Spires Sprint! Tail me? 🎯 Picks: 3,6,8 / 10,15,17,18 / 7,8,17 @betvibewin 🔗

Big race day in Season 32 of @photofinishgame needs a scatterplot. Last season a great horse with average form won. Today's conditions suit the LDS horses.

Just placed a $180.00 Pick3 bet on Artemis Cup Sprint! Tail me? 🎯 Picks: 5,16,17 / 2,4,6,17 / 1,12,13 @betvibewin 🔗

Some new contender 2yos in week 2.5 of season 32 @photofinishgame Trueskill ratings, or were they just lucky times? (#2 ;p)

Just placed a $120.00 Trifecta bet on GRADED Road to the Twin Spires Sprint R77! Tail me? 🎯 Picks: 4, 10, 11, 13 (Boxed) @betvibewin #betvibe 🔗

Just placed a $120.00 Trifecta bet on GRADED Road to the Twin Spires Sprint R77! Tail me? 🎯 Picks: 4,10,11,13 / 4,10,11,13 / 4,10,11,13 @betvibewin #betvibe 🔗

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How do conditions preferences work in @photofinishgame? a. linearly b. weirdly (check out 0 fast stars performing worst across all types on fast tracks). Also 3 fast stars become a big hinderance on sloppy tracks. Finally yielding is not a mid-point, its a different multi-verse

I added series points to horses being entered in claiming races now. I also added L28 earnings but that won't populate until tomorrow. This does make the UI a bit busy in the CSV view... Let me know what you think.

Hang it in the Louvre (/tape it to your laptop)

week 1 season 32 of @photofinishgame trueskill ratings for 3yos. Who are the early favourites for the majors?

week 1 (too early) trueskill ratings for season 32 of @photofinishgame for 2yos. Looks pretty competitive out there.

and if you want to know what this all means I asked gpt-5 to explain: Here’s what your analysis has revealed so far, simplified into bullet points: Foals are centred around the midpoint of their parents’ grades. → On average, kids don’t beat or lag their parents — they regress

Whilst you wait, here are the top 20-30 S+ and SS- who consistently produce foals above expectation (number are grades above expected - negative means below expected). Don't ask me why columns are in alphabetical order.

Huge traffic demand spike (larger than ever before) just tipped over our servers, we are working diligently to fix. API Access not “to blame” but its hammering us pretty hard! Devs on it, will report back asap!