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ALL-WaysTM Support
Alert: Automatic race results for exotic wager payoffs that are not based on a $2 base bet when using the Exotic Results Datafile (XRD file).
ALL-Ways versions 6.0 and higher will automatically process the Exotics Results Datafiles just like the Flash Results files. There is one caveat, however. The Exotic Results Datafile does not indicate the base amount of the wager, so ALL-Ways must assume the payoffs are based on $2 wagers. This works fine for win, place, show and Daily Double payoffs at all tracks in North America. However, there are a few tracks that report Exacta, Trifecta and Pick 3 payoffs based on $1 wagers, such as all major California tracks. To obtain accurate Exacta, Trifecta and Pick 3 wagering analyses, it is necessary to double the payoffs so the payoffs are based on $2 wagers. Version 8.0 of ALL-Ways includes a new feature allowing you to tell ALL-Ways if the track reports $1 payoffs. Then ALL-Ways will handle this $1 payoff issue automatically. If you have used the Exotic Results Datafile in a version of ALL-Ways or Millennium prior to Version 8 for tracks that report Exacta, Trifecta and/or Pick 3 payoffs based on $1 wagers, you can process the Archived Exotic Results Datafiles a second time in Version 8.0 and ALL-Ways will automatically and retroactively make the $1 to $2 adjustment for you.
Note that the $1 payoff issue does not have any impact on running the Top 3 Analysis, the Impact Value Analysis or the win, place, show and Daily Double figures in the Database Run Analysis Report. It also has no impact on creating Handicapping Profiles either manually or automatically using the Multiple Regression Analysis functions. The $1 payoff issue only effects the $win and ROI analysis of Exacta, Trifecta and Pick 3 wagers in the Database Run Analysis.