Hacker News with Generative AI: Horse Racing

Revisiting the algorithm that changed horse race betting (2023) (actamachina.com)
The question of whether a fully mechanical system can ever “beat the races” has been widely discussed in both the academic and popular literature.
Horse Racing, Algorithms, Betting, Sports Analytics
146 points by areoform 32 days ago | 66 comments
What makes a Kentucky Derby champion? Big hearts, immense lungs, & powerful legs (apnews.com)
Israeli Cabinet ministers to vote on whether to expand Gaza fighting
Kentucky Derby, Horse Racing, Sports, Biology, Animal Physiology
7 points by c420 55 days ago | 0 comments
The Gambler Who Cracked the Horse-Racing Code (2018) (bloomberg.com)
Bill Benter did the impossible: He wrote an algorithm that couldn’t lose at the track. Close to a billion dollars later, he tells his story for the first time.
Gambling, Algorithms, Horse Racing, Billionaires
178 points by sebg 183 days ago | 103 comments