https://www.community.horsestreet.com/categories/79/determinator-questions/feed.rss Mon, 09 Mar 2026 03:16:14 Z deTERMINATOR Questions - HorseStreet en https://www.community.horsestreet.com/discussion/1175/det-end-of-year-routine-important Thu, 01 Jan 2026 17:37:21 Z Dave Schwartz 1175@/discussions There is a specific set of steps to get ready for the new year with deTERMINATOR or HSH. THE PROBLEM __________________ 1. The files that come from HDW are in an 8 character + extension. TTTmmddX TTT= Track Code mm = Month dd = Day X=File Type (PastPerfs or Results) The file naming convention was... https://www.community.horsestreet.com/discussion/655/how-to-bet-the-neal Wed, 20 Aug 2025 19:53:23 Z ponyplayer 655@/discussions Yes, we are naming our wagers now. On Saturday morning, Neal gave us an excellent betting strategy as we are going forward with deTerminator. I know Dave will provide many more, but this is a start. Here goes "The Neal": 1. Make sure you are on the AI BH screen. #2 the F grade horse must be a BALO... https://www.community.horsestreet.com/discussion/1046/jockey-trainer-stats Tue, 15 Jul 2025 03:38:01 Z Tony Kofalt 1046@/discussions Dave, I have a few questions about the jockey-trainer stats located on the BALO screen under AI Assistant. I am wagering real money on the DET output right now and appreciate the opportunity to understand each of the ratings displayed. Brian has gone far and above trying to explain answers my... https://www.community.horsestreet.com/discussion/546/working-groups-to-learn-determinator Thu, 03 Jul 2025 03:20:32 Z ponyplayer 546@/discussions Dave suggested that we get together working groups to help each other learn deTerminator. He also suggested that we post a short bio so others can find a group that works well for them. I am Brian Busse (aka PonyPlayer) from El Paso. Right now, I am the construction superintendent for a 100,000 sq... https://www.community.horsestreet.com/discussion/967/wednesday-night-ai-pace-the-decision-maker Thu, 10 Apr 2025 02:24:49 Z Dave Schwartz 967@/discussions AI Pace Handicapping and The Decision Maker The AI has reinvented NewPace! And made it better! Howard Sartin said that to win with pace handicapping you had to do 3 things: 1. Pick good contenders 2. Pick good pacelines 3. Interpret the model. (He actually said "interpret the readouts" but it... https://www.community.horsestreet.com/discussion/961/introducing-ai-pace-handicapping Sat, 05 Apr 2025 19:27:20 Z Dave Schwartz 961@/discussions No contender selection. No paceline selection. Just decide how the race will be run. The choices are Pick the call that matters E - 1st call EP - 2nd call LP - After 1st Call SR - Stretch Run Or... Use the RED RUNNING STYLE (E,EP,LP,SR). Or... Just apply the EARLY vs LATE concept. Topic: Saturday... https://www.community.horsestreet.com/discussion/603/balo-performance Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:37:55 Z Dennis M 603@/discussions I've been studying the BALO theory for the past couple weeks and wanted to share my findings: I define a BALO within the deTERMINATOR as a magnitude 1 horse according to the AI Line, but not a magnitude 1 horse in either the AI BH, Pace E, Pace EP, Pace LP, or Pace SR. My data ranges from... https://www.community.horsestreet.com/discussion/504/ques003-understand-balos-bet-against-low-odds-horses Sun, 29 Dec 2024 18:05:14 Z Dave Schwartz 504@/discussions How to Keep Doing What You're Doing and Get Better Results CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO. https://www.community.horsestreet.com/discussion/782/what-the-models-were-trained-on Tue, 19 Nov 2024 19:46:52 Z Atakante 782@/discussions As a follow up to a question I asked Dave during last week's meeting, can we get a general sense about what data the AI models are trained on? Is it a fair assumption that they were fed all of the 3000+ factors from HSH during training? Similarly, were they then evaluated against out-of-sample test... https://www.community.horsestreet.com/discussion/785/about-that-55-consecutive-race-test Tue, 19 Nov 2024 02:12:37 Z Dave Schwartz 785@/discussions Those of you who have seen our most recent State of the Program video saw the 55-race test I did. Here were the conditions of the test. Hypothesis The AI Best Horse object might be good enough to win all by itself. My Steps 1. I designed a simple strategy to use AI Best Horse. 2. That strategy had... https://www.community.horsestreet.com/discussion/784/help-with-making-specific-kinds-of-bets Mon, 18 Nov 2024 21:45:25 Z Andrew Kramer 784@/discussions I've started using the method Dave described in his 11/14 seminar (What if it just worked?). I've only gone through 10 races but hit 8 of them. I have some questions about making bets, I.e., what if I don't want to Dutch the horses, play only 3 even if 4 are possibilities, etc. A Zoom meeting with... https://www.community.horsestreet.com/discussion/769/whats-the-best-way-to-use-grades Sat, 09 Nov 2024 21:30:07 Z Atakante 769@/discussions I believe the Grades (A+, D, etc.) were initially portrayed as ways to find who the whales are likely to bet on (mainly A+ and As) but I'm curious to find if anyone here really rely on those for their handicapping. It's still not clear to me what/how they contribute as opposed to say Magnitude and... https://www.community.horsestreet.com/discussion/758/bc-and-more Tue, 29 Oct 2024 23:59:46 Z Dave R 758@/discussions A few things I have found today. I handicapped all two days of last year's BC at SA. What seemed to get some really good results was using FS. I used AI BH 1.0, the 3 and 4 pace at 1.0. Then I used Meld on, Meld Obj 7, Obj Wgt 30 and #55 RS1. Super results and I would expect close to the same at... https://www.community.horsestreet.com/discussion/746/determinators-best-feature Tue, 29 Oct 2024 22:31:50 Z Tom Atwater 746@/discussions Dave Schwartz, some questions for you: What do you consider deTerminator's best feature (AI Line, AI Best Horse Pct, $Net, ...) to be, and why? What is the easiest way to apply it to generate profits? https://www.community.horsestreet.com/discussion/732/video-understanding-the-final-step Wed, 02 Oct 2024 15:51:21 Z Dave Schwartz 732@/discussions Video: Understanding the FINAL STEP Recorded live - October 1st, 2024. Watch Video here https://www.community.horsestreet.com/discussion/695/some-high-level-questions-about-how-determinator-works-ai-line Thu, 26 Sep 2024 11:20:53 Z Tom Atwater 695@/discussions Hello Dave, Brian or whomever wants to chime in: I have a few things I would like clarified. I post here (as opposed to having offline conversations) because I feel this might be of value to others. These questions arise from the video 001: AI LINE, AI BEST HORSE, AI PACE HANDICAPPING #1 What... https://www.community.horsestreet.com/discussion/696/keep-it-simple Thu, 12 Sep 2024 21:31:54 Z Gillycapper 696@/discussions I can't express enough that the simple you keep it the better off you will be. Don't paralyze yourself with numerous reports. Analysis paralysis refers to overthinking a problem to the point that it becomes difficult to make a decision. trust the AI. Dave has some really nice, vetted reports. I use... https://www.community.horsestreet.com/discussion/609/definitions-a-thesaurus-of-determinator-concepts Tue, 10 Sep 2024 15:53:07 Z ponyplayer 609@/discussions Any interest in logging definitions that we should know, but need to reread? How about: “EP” stands for “Early Pace.” Essentially, it is the speed or velocity rating to the 2nd call (i.e. 4f marker in a 6f race). “SP” stands for “Sustained Pace.” Essentially, it is EP+SR, double-weighted on the...