Daily Racing "Program"

[2MinsToPost]

First time I have seen this here in Ohio was today. Four dollars gets you this baby that has sixteen tracks in it. I am real curious, do you guys like this?

Me, no. I appreciate the idea but I much prefer the old standby DRF for five dollars and fifty cents with the bigger pages, bigger print and articles. I don't play over two tracks on any given day so why do I need a program with sixteen?

[ateamstupid]

Depends on what you're used to. I've always used the Form, so the track program looks like Japanese to me. However, I have friends that grew up using the track program, so they're comfortable with it.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Depends on what you're used to. I've always used the Form, so the track program looks like Japanese to me. However, I have friends that grew up using the track program, so they're comfortable with it.

This is what we have at Arlington. You have many options

Multiple DRF choices, early east/east midwest/late midwest/late west

In house arlington program

Or a simucast book, which has equibase type PP's for every track they are carrying. Early and late book....

Me personally, I am an In house Arlington program along with TG sheets, and I'll tag along any DRF pp's from online for any other tracks I want.

If I get that simucast book in my hands, I am a danger to myself....

[MaTH716]

I personally perfer the form, unless it is going to be one of those Mountaineer, Charlestown, Penn National nights. Then I would rather have a book like with the pp's instead of downloading the form and going through 2 ink cartridges.

[Holland Hacker]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

Then I would rather have a book like with the pp's instead of downloading the form and going through 2 ink cartridges.

I had this problem until I change the print resolution / DPI on the printer. Now the printer cartidges last a lot longer.

[cowgirlintexas]

Originally Posted by Holland Hacker

I had this problem until I change the print resolution / DPI on the printer. Now the printer cartidges last a lot longer.

What do you change it to?

[Danzig]

probably to 'fast' or lowest quality. i always check settings before a big print-if it's not important, not worth wasting much ink.

when you print a days form, it can take 30 or so pages just for one track.

[Holland Hacker]

Originally Posted by cowgirlintexas

What do you change it to?

My printer has a "Fast Draft" option which is 300 DPI. It prints much quicker than the standard option and uses much less ink.

[Bobby Fischer]

Originally Posted by Holland Hacker

My printer has a "Fast Draft" option which is 300 DPI. It prints much quicker than the standard option and uses much less ink.

This is what I use as well.

There ought to be a giant economy size ink cartridge, or a mess-free home refill system available, I just haven't found it yet.

[Storm Cadet]

Print on both sides with drf at fast normal or draft. Whole card comes out on only 8-9 pgs per track and ink does not bleed through to other side.

[saratoga guy]

The Daily Racing Program is acutally a nice little product. I've used it a few times when I haven't been able to find a DRF -- which I prefer.

The "Program" should be a required item for sale at a simulcast facilities -- as opposed to those mimiographed PPs that many facilities sell for $1.50 or $2 a pop that feature only one track. So, you stop in and want to blow 30 minutes or an hour and you need to shell out $6 or $8 for four tracks -- and you might wind up finding out that there's really not a lot you like...

This product has all the tracks and should really be "the" product offered at simulcast facilities.

That said, I prefer the DRF. But, in a pinch, or at a simulcast facility as opposed to the cheap-o single-track PPs, the "Program" is OK.