GibbonsRacing

Tools for horseplayers who do the homework.

Gibbons Racing turns your past performances into pictures you can read at a glance, runs handicapping tournaments with live standings, and opens every column of your data for your own analysis.

Already have an account? Log in. Bring your own Brisnet single-file past performances, any track, any date.

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Prime Power 128.9 · top of the field Simulated win 50% vs 2-1 morning line

Three ways to play the races better

Handicapping tools & visualizations

Load a Brisnet card and every race lays itself out: Prime Power, speed and pace figures, run styles, the likely pace scenario, connections and workouts, with charts that make the contenders obvious.

  • Pace maps and speed-figure trends
  • A race simulator with fair odds
  • Full past performances for every horse
How it works

Handicapping tournaments

Run a contest with friends or join one. Players pick each race, picks lock at post time, and a tote-board leaderboard updates as results go official.

  • Points or mythical $2 bankroll scoring
  • Picks hidden until post time
  • One-step card import for organizers
See a tournament

Raw data analysis

All 1,435 columns of the Brisnet single file, parsed and organized. Load as many cards as you like and each horse's history merges into one profile you can search and study.

  • Horse profiles across every file
  • Records, best figures, trainer angles
  • Your files stay in your browser
Explore the data

See the race before it's run

Every chart below comes from a real Brisnet file: the 2023 Minnesota Derby at Canterbury Park, 1 Mile 70 Yards on the dirt.

Prime Power

BRIS Prime Power for each starter, strongest at the top.

#8 Sir Sterling128.9
#4 Roses By Liam120.1
#2 West Island118.5
#5 It's Bobs Business118.4
#1 Jose Patio112.4
#7 Rejection Hurts109.3
#3 Win Over Wyatt107.9
#6 Ramblingamblinman106.1
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Pace map

Right is faster early, up is stronger late. Gray lines mark the class pars. #8 Sir Sterling stands alone in the fast-early, strong-late corner.

6070809010060708090Par 83Par 80Early pace (E2, last 3 avg) →Late pace (LP) →#1 Jose Patio: E2 82, LP 781#2 West Island: E2 88, LP 752#3 Win Over Wyatt: E2 84, LP 643#4 Roses By Liam: E2 85, LP 874#5 It's Bobs Business: E2 84, LP 735#6 Ramblingamblinman: E2 73, LP 826#7 Rejection Hurts: E2 71, LP 767#8 Sir Sterling: E2 95, LP 828

Race simulator

Projects each horse's position at the calls from its pace and speed figures, then runs the race 2,000 times.

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Final
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HorseWin %Top 3Fair oddsM/L
#8 Sir Sterling50.2%81%1-12-1
#4 Roses By Liam22.1%79%7-27-2
#1 Jose Patio9.3%33%10-18-1
#5 It's Bobs Business8.1%33%11-18-1
#2 West Island4.9%30%19-15-1

When the morning line is longer than fair odds, the app flags an overlay: here, Sir Sterling at 2-1.

Handicapping tournaments, run right

Set up a card, invite your handicappers and let the board do the rest.

  • Fair by design. Each player's picks stay hidden until post time, then lock automatically.
  • Two scoring formats. Points for the top three in order, with in-the-money credit and a trifecta bonus, or mythical $2 win and place bets with payoff caps.
  • Scratches handled. A scratched pick moves to the post-time favorite.
  • Built for organizers. Import a Brisnet card in one step, enter results, and standings update for everyone.
  • Points, not wagers. No money is bet on the site.
Start a tournament
STANDINGS2 of 5 races official
PosHandicapperWnrsPts
1Sample: Speed Fig Sam217
2Sample: Longshot Lou111
3Sample: Chalk Eater08

Sample players from the demo card.

Every column. Every file.

A Brisnet single file holds 1,435 columns for every horse. Gibbons Racing reads all of them.

  • Horse profiles with breeding, connections, records by surface and distance, best BRIS speed, workouts and full past performances.
  • History that grows. Load many cards at once and each horse's races merge across files, beyond the 10 lines in a single file.
  • Search everything by horse, sire, dam, trainer or jockey.
  • Private by default. Your files and photos stay in your own browser and aren't shared.
1,435columns per horse, parsed and labeled

BRIS speed figures, race by race

Oldest to newest; the gray line is the class par (81).

#2 West Island
#4 Roses By Liam
#5 It's Bobs Business
#8 Sir Sterling

Get going in three steps

  1. Sign upCreate your account and open the app.
  2. Load your PPsDrop in a Brisnet single-file card (.DRF or .CSV) from any track and date.
  3. Handicap and playStudy each race, then make your picks in a tournament before post time.

Questions

What data do I need?

Brisnet single-file past performances (.DRF or .CSV), which you buy from Brisnet. Any track and any date works. Tournaments themselves don't need a file; organizers can also enter races by hand.

Where do my files go?

They're read and stored in your own browser. Nothing from your Brisnet files is shared with other players. Tournament picks are saved with the tournament so standings can be scored.

Is this betting?

No. Tournaments score points or mythical $2 bankrolls. No money is wagered on Gibbons Racing.

How do I join a tournament?

Your organizer invites you. Sign in, open My Picks and choose your horses before each race's post time.

How does the race simulator work?

It projects each horse's position at the points of call from its recent BRIS pace and speed figures, calibrated from real races, then runs the race 2,000 times with each horse's normal ups and downs. A contested pace costs the pace-setters; a lone leader gets a small edge. It's a handicapping estimate, not a prediction.

Ready for post time?