@Dave Schwartz Hope you're okay

Appreciate all the responses. It’s honestly more feedback than I expected, and most of you seem to agree the 88 idea actually works with Det. I don’t use Det yet, but I’m trying to understand whether there’s something behind the 88 that I could replicate myself.

If I have an 88:4 race, I can just take the top four morning line horses as my contenders. But I still don’t really know what the 88 number is underneath the hood. Any ideas how I could figure that out on my own?

Could I just take the top four horses in a seven- or eight-horse field and get something close to the same results, or is there more going on that I’m not seeing?

I can't wait to see where this goes next.
Just knowing that I can bet against early speed is exciting.
My biggest hits have come from horses that didn't get a call until the 8th pole.