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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Nick,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>"Par times" is, to me, a nebulous term - they can be calculated in various ways, times are affected by track condition (not only on the day, but by permanent upgrades such as at Gawler), rail positioning, wind direction, riding tactics, in-race mishaps such as a fall, the class of horses, whether there are zero, one, two… "natural" leaders and whether they vie for the lead, weight conditions……<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>So I never consider them, but I do have a database of every Australian race for the past 20+ years,  including:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Date,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Course,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Distance,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Class,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Limit Weight,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Weight carried by placegetters,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Condition,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>No of starters,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Prizemoney,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>and of course Time<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>You determine an algorithm for calculating par times and I'll write a program and send you the results; otherwise you are just relying on someone else's methodology, almost certainly without knowing the basis of his determinations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>LBL<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> Racing <racing-bounces@ausrace.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>norsaintpublishing@gmail.com<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, 17 June 2018 5:34 PM<br><b>To:</b> AusRace Racing Discussion List <racing@ausrace.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [AusRace] Par times<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><img id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://mailtrack.io/trace/mail/01784b0f304474dd0bea5726003865a7ac7f8307.png?u=1035275"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>Does anyone know how or where to get them for Aust courses? <br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='user-select: none'><tr><td style='padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=signaturevirality5&"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=32 height=32 style='width:.3333in;height:.3333in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/mailtrack-signature/sender_notified.gif" alt=Mailtrack></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#777777'>Sender notified by</span> <br><a href="https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=signaturevirality5&"><span style='color:#4374F7'>Mailtrack</span></a> <span style='font-size:1.0pt'>17/06/18, 17:33:07</span> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>