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(03/02/08 8:04 PM)

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A warning that I am in the process of modifying TOM to handle multiple leagues including - potentially - the Greyhound Pro League.

The logon process and menus on the TOM Main menu have already been updated and you shouldn't notice any changes although I've changed some of the wording.

However, given that this is a major change, there is always the potential for something to go wrong and experience tells that if something CAN go wrong, it WILL go wrong ... at least some times.

Don't worry, my enthusiasm for change is coming to a rapid end.

NOTE - the Switch Games link won't have any impact apart from a very small number of testers ... just 2 at this stage! If you were involved in multiple leagues (SOPL, US SOPL, GPL) this function would allow you to switch to a different game.

Last Edited By: JimCougar 03/02/08 8:47 PM. Edited 2 times.

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(03/03/08 2:54 PM)

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Just to add to this post, I'm working with Jim to integrate the GPL with TOM.

At present, I've added upgraded the logon process to handle multiple leagues and have also finished the upload process ie adding dogs to TOM. I still need to upgrade the edit details page so you can change the dog details eg sex, pref distance etc. This won't take long.

The upload process was the last major functionality added to the original TOM and this is the heart of automating the management of the GPL so it's good progress.

The next key function will be managing races and race entries.

The final part of the puzzle will be generating a text extract from the GM CK which will handle the processing of race results.

Cheers

DD

JimCougar

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(03/03/08 5:04 PM)

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I just successfully uploaded 30 dogs to my kennels on TOM! A great start Dave!

Jim Kennedy

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The development of GPL TOM so far....

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(03/03/08 9:48 PM)

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DodgyDave just completed an astonishing amount of work on the GPL's section in TOM. I am very excited about what I have seen so far!

Select League

TOM Main Menu > Select League

You have registered for the following leagues. To continue, click one of the links.

Starters Orders Pro League 8

Greyhound Pro League 2

When I click on GPL 2, this is what I see next;

Trainer's Office Manager v 6: GPL 2

Welcome to Greyhound Pro League 2. You are logged on as JimCougar.

Entries for Week 2 close in 11 days 18 hrs 47 min

Your Stable	Racing Information	Status
View your kennel	View all kennels	Week 2
View & enter races	View all dogs	Uploads allowed: YES
View your nominations	Download races	Retirements allowed: NO
View your financial report	View race results	Maximum kennels size: 45
Add (upload) dog	Search races	Active dogs: 30
Update personal info	Donate & Draft	Retired dogs: 0
Change password	View reports
Log Off \| Switch Game

All those in blue or purple in the first two columns, he has worked on.

You can upload all of your dogs straight from your computer to TOM.

Add (Upload) Dog File

Read the instructions for uploading files to TOM.

View the list of the files you have already uploaded or view your current stable/kennels.

You currently have 30 active dogs in your kennels. Your maximum kennels size is 45.

File type:	Dog file (.dog)
File name:

The above graphic did not transfer on this posting just as it looks over there. It will make sense when you see it over there.

Then when you click on View Your Kennels you will see your entire list of dogs on the Roster screen.

GPL 2 Roster for Cougar Stables

>> Total Active: 30 | View active >> Total Retired: 0 | View retired

Strike rate (number of wins/number of starters): 0/0 (0.000)

Order by name | Order by ranking | Order by age/sex

Form	Name	Age/Sex	Dist	Going	Grade	Breeding	Noms	Edit
x	Amazakove	2 yo d	275m	Drier	0	Game horse
x	Black Desert	2 yo b	275m	Firm	0	Homebred
x	Black La Belle	2 yo b	275m	Firm	0	Homebred
x	Captain America	3 yo b	275m	Firm	0	Homebred
x	Desert Nat Quainted	2 yo b	275m	Firm	0	Homebred
x	Desert Nat Three	3 yo b	275m	Firm	0	Homebred
x	Desert Nat Two	2 yo b	275m	Firm	0	Homebred
x	Evelyn Desert	2 yo b	275m	Firm	0	Homebred
x	Evelyn One	2 yo b	275m	Firm	0	Homebred
x	Fantastic Four	2 yo d	450m	Fast	0	Homebred
x	Invisible Woman	2 yo b	275m	Dry	0	Homebred
x	La Belle Simone	2 yo b	275m	Firm	0	Homebred
x	Leonica	2 yo b	275m	Firm	0	Homebred
x	Leonica Desert Nat	2 yo b	275m	Firm	0	Homebred
x	Leonica Geller	2 yo b	275m	Firm	0	Homebred
x	Leonica Habichessff	3 yo d	450m	Dry	0	Homebred
x	Lillian Violet	2 yo d	275m	Dry	0	Game horse
x	Nicklette	3 yo b	275m	Firm	0	Homebred
x	Ross Geller Acquaint	2 yo b	275m	Firm	0	Homebred
x	Ross Geller Glen	2 yo b	375m	Dry	0	Homebred
x	Ross Gellers Lips	3 yo b	275m	Firm	0	Homebred
x	Ross Is Lucky	2 yo d	375m	Drier	0	Homebred
x	Saint Ross	2 yo b	275m	Firm	0	Homebred
x	Stardust Memories	2 yo b	275m	Firm	0	Homebred
x	The Silver Surfer	2 yo d	275m	Dry	0	Homebred
x	Thyolo	2 yo b	275m	Firm	0	Homebred
x	Ultraviolet	3 yo b	275m	Firm	0	Homebred
x	Uppity Desert Nat	2 yo b	275m	Firm	0	Homebred
x	Uppity Ross Geller	3 yo b	275m	Firm	0	Homebred
x	Western Desert Pearl	2 yo b	275m	Firm	0	Homebred

Also notice that you can sort your dog Roster by NAME, GRADE or AGE/SEX.
If you click on EDIT on the far right side of one of your dogs you get this;

Edit Dog Details

Name:	Amazakove
Age:	3 yo
Sex:	BitchDog
Preferred Distance:	275m375m450m475m525m625m650m675m750m850m375m hurdles475m hurdles525m hurdles650m hurdles
Preferred Going:	Very fastFastDrierDryNormalWetVery wet
Breeding:	Yes No
Comments:

The above graphic did not transfer on this posting just as it looks over there. It will make sense when you see it over there. You will be able to edit everything except the age. TOM handles that by reading the dog file itself.
Click BACK to the GPL Main Menu and then click on View All Kennels. You will see this;

View all Dogs for GPL 2

TOM Main Menu > View All Stable Rosters

Trainer Name	Logon	Kennels
DodgyDave	DodgyDave	Sovereign Lodge
JimCougar	JimCougar	Cougar Stables

When you have all registered your kennels and uploaded your dogs, your names will be here as well. You can of course, click on any kennels name and view that kennels roster. Click on TOM Main Menu and then click on View All Dogs. You will then see this;

View all Dogs for GPL 2

Name	Age/Sex	Trainer
Amazakove	2yo dog	JimCougar (Cougar Stables)
Black Desert	2yo bitch	JimCougar (Cougar Stables)
Black La Belle	2yo bitch	JimCougar (Cougar Stables)
Captain America	3yo bitch	JimCougar (Cougar Stables)
Desert Nat Quainted	2yo bitch	JimCougar (Cougar Stables)
Desert Nat Three	3yo bitch	JimCougar (Cougar Stables)
Desert Nat Two	2yo bitch	JimCougar (Cougar Stables)
Dzinigane	1yo bitch	DodgyDave (Sovereign Lodge)
Dzinigane Ii	1yo bitch	DodgyDave (Sovereign Lodge)
Evelyn Desert	2yo bitch	JimCougar (Cougar Stables)
Evelyn One	2yo bitch	JimCougar (Cougar Stables)
Fantastic Four	2yo dog	JimCougar (Cougar Stables)
Invisible Woman	2yo bitch	JimCougar (Cougar Stables)
La Belle Simone	2yo bitch	JimCougar (Cougar Stables)
Leonica	2yo bitch	JimCougar (Cougar Stables)
Leonica Desert Nat	2yo bitch	JimCougar (Cougar Stables)
Leonica Geller	2yo bitch	JimCougar (Cougar Stables)
Leonica Habichessff	3yo dog	JimCougar (Cougar Stables)
Lillian Violet	2yo dog	JimCougar (Cougar Stables)
Nicklette	3yo bitch	JimCougar (Cougar Stables)
Oscar Boo Boo	2yo dog	DodgyDave (Sovereign Lodge)
Ross Geller Acquaint	2yo bitch	JimCougar (Cougar Stables)
Ross Geller Glen	2yo bitch	JimCougar (Cougar Stables)
Ross Gellers Lips	3yo bitch	JimCougar (Cougar Stables)
Ross Is Lucky	2yo dog	JimCougar (Cougar Stables)
Saint Ross	2yo bitch	JimCougar (Cougar Stables)
Stardust Memories	2yo bitch	JimCougar (Cougar Stables)
The Silver Surfer	2yo dog	JimCougar (Cougar Stables)
Thyolo	2yo bitch	JimCougar (Cougar Stables)
Ultraviolet	3yo bitch	JimCougar (Cougar Stables)
Uppity Desert Nat	2yo bitch	JimCougar (Cougar Stables)
Uppity Ross Geller	3yo bitch	JimCougar (Cougar Stables)
Western Desert Pearl	2yo bitch	JimCougar (Cougar Stables)

If you click on a dog's name you will then see this;

Race History for Desert Nat Two

Details

2 yo bitch, best distance 275m, prefers firm tracks. Breeder: JimCougar. Current rating: 0

Season's record: 0/0 (£0)

Group wins (1/2/3/Listed): 0/0/0/0

Trained by: JimCougar >>> Fast Track

Trainer's Comments:

No comments for this horse.

Race Results

Week	Race	Course	Race Name	Distance	Going	Rtg	Stakes	Finish
No race history found for this horse.

Future Race Nominations

Week	Race	Race Name	Course
No future race nominations found for this horse

Obviously in this area "horse" will be replaced by "dog" Notice the "Update your comments for this horse". You can include your own comments for your dogs. This would be very helpful as a reference for yourself in future weeks as well as good information for Handicappers.

Add/Edit Trainer Comments for

Tell us your hopes, dreams and aspirations!

Go back to the main menu and you will notice the Download races. The races will be uploaded to TOM and you will be able to access them through TOM for viewing in your Race Builder. So that is what has been done so far. Not bad for one day, eh?! Dave is just doing a fantastic job for us! No more screen captures of race cards formcards and kennels rosters!!! Dog and Trainers stats automatically updated for us! You will be able to nominate your dogs for races directly into TOM instead of putting them on Excel spreadsheets and emailing them to me! With so much labor removed, we will be able to host more races much easier!

Jim Kennedy

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Last Edited By: JimCougar 03/03/08 10:11 PM. Edited 9 times.

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(03/04/08 11:28 AM)

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no probs.

cheers
ps. regarding TOM im having trouble getting on it? i thought my dennys stables/password were same as yuku ? will dodgydave know them if so can u sent them to my yuku mail. ive tried to register with no joy ..any surgestions.cheers.

dennys stables

Its different all the SOPL members have to register on TOM their name and new passwords. At this moment I am the only one registered for TOM until Dave finishes building it. Then he will announce the beta test in which all GPL members will be able to register, log on and test out. JimCougar

ok thanks didnt want gpl2 to come and have problems....cheers. dennys stables

Jim Kennedy

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(03/04/08 11:43 AM)

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There is a challenge ahead of Dave and I though and that is how to set up the races and the season race schedule in TOM. I think the simplest way to do it in GPL 2 is to do what we just begun to do in the GPL 1 and that is have just a certain number of distances contested each week. These are the thoughts I had, that I communicated to Dave on this area;

WHAT THE GRADER DOES NOT DO AT THIS TIME IS TO SORT THE DOGS INTO RACES EACH WEEK. SO IS THERE IS A WAY YOU CAN BUILD THE GPL SIDE OF TOM SO THAT IT CAN ACCOMMODATE BOTH? WELL ACTUALLY WHAT I MEAN IS THAT....HMM... THIS COULD BE A PICKLE. IT IS TOUGH TO DECIDE THE RACES BEFOREHAND BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY VARIABLES AT TO WHAT COULD MAKE UP A RACE... THE GRADES, SEX, AGE AND DISTANCE. THE BIGGEST MONKEY WRENCH IN THE WHOLE THING IS THAT ONLY 6 DOGS CAN BE IN ANY RACE.

OH! WHAT ABOUT THIS?! THERE ARE 14 GPL OFFICIAL DISTANCES (The game itself has more distances that are contested). MAYBE IT SHOULD BE NARROWED DOWN TO JUST 7 DISTANCES CONTESTED EACH WEEK.

LETS SAY THAT WEEK 5 THE RACE TRACK IS MELBOURNE AND THE DISTANCES TO BE CONTESTED WILL BE 275M, 375M Hurdles, 450M, 525M Hurdles, 625M, 650M, 750M & 875M. THEN LETS SAY THAT WE HAVE 5 RACES SET UP FOR EACH DISTANCE. THAT WOULD BE A TOTAL OF 36 RACES. AND TIMES 6 TRAP OPENINGS PER RACE THAT WOULD BE A TOTAL OF 210 DOGS HAVING A CHANCE TO COMPETE THAT WEEK.

IF THERE WERE ONLY 15 PLAYERS THAT WOULD MEAN THEY WOULD HAVE 14 DOGS COMPETING THAT WEEK. WITH 20 PLAYERS = 10 DOGS, 25 PLAYERS = 8 DOGS, 30 PLAYERS = 7 DOGS. HOW MANY HORSES ON AN AVERAGE DO SOPL TRAINERS SUBMIT TO RACES EACH WEEK? MANY MORE THAN THIS, RIGHT? EITHER WAY HAVING A 45 DOG KENNEL SEEMS A BIT POINTLESS. MAYBE IT SHOULD BE NARROWED DOWN TO MAYBE 30 DOGS INSTEAD.

SO THE PLAYERS COULD SUBMIT THEIR DOGS TO THE 6 TRAPS PER RACE UNTIL ALL 5 RACES PER DISTANCE ARE FILLED. IF THERE ARE 30 PLAYERS AND THERE ARE 30 OPEN TRAPS PER DISTANCE THEN THE LIMIT SHOULD BE 1 DOG ENTERED PER DISTANCE.

I JUST THOUGHT OF SOMETHING ELSE. SAY THE 525M Hurdles' 5 RACES HAS NOT FILLED UP. COULD THERE BE IN THE FINAL 24 HOURS BEFORE THE ENTRY DEADLINE, A FREE-FOR-ALL? WHAT I MEAN IS IF 10 TRAPS ARE STILL OPEN ON THE 525M Hurdles races 24 HOURS BEFORE DEADLINE, MAYBE ALL TRAINERS WOULD BE FREE TO ENTER ONE MORE DOG AT THAT DISTANCE UNTIL ALL THE TRAPS WERE FILLED.

ANOTHER THOUGHT IS THAT THE RACE SCHEDULER ON THOSE 525M DISTANCE RACES COULD HAVE ONE RACE BE ONLY FOR 1 YOs, ANOTHER ONE FOR GRADE 8's, ANOTHER AS A HANDICAP, ANOTHER AS A TRIAL AND ANOTHER AS A GRADE 5, ETC.

SOME WEEKS IT WOULD BE FEATURE RACES ONLY. THAT GETS TRICKY BECAUSE EACH DISTANCE WOULD HAVE HEATS, THEN SEMI-FINALS AND THEN THE FINAL. IN THE REAL WORLD, HEATS ARE CONTESTED ONE WEEK, SEMI-FINALS ANOTHER WEEK AND THE FINALS ARE ON THE WEEK AFTER THAT. I WOULD RATHER HAVE WHAT WE DID IN THE GPL SEASON 1 AND THAT IS TO HAVE HEATS AND SEMI-FINALS ONE WEEK AND THE FINAL ON THE FOLLOWING WEEK. ANY WEEK WHERE THERE WERE FEATURE FINALS, THE NUMBER OF RACES FOR THE NON-FEATURE CONTESTS WOULD HAVE TO BE ADJUSTED SO THAT THERE WERE NO MORE THAN 35 RACES CONTESTED FOR THAT ENTIRE WEEK. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?

THERE COULD BE AS MANY AS 36 DOGS CONTESTED FOR ONE FEATURE RACE. THAT WOULD BE 6 HEAT RACES, WITH THE TOP 3 FINISHERS QUALIFYING FOR THE SEMI-FINALS. THERE WOULD THEN BE 3 SEMI-FINAL RACES WITH THE TOP 2 QUALIFYING FOR THE FINAL IN THE FOLLOWING WEEK. AS YOU CAN SEE JUST 1 FEATURE DISTANCE RACE COULD TAKE UP TO 9 RACES IN ONE WEEK. THAT MEANS THAT WE COULD HAVE 4 FEATURE RACES IN ONE WEEK WHICH WOULD TOTAL 36 HEATS AND SEMI-FINAL RACES. SO THE NEXT WEEK OF NON-FEATURE RACES, THE NUMBER WOULD HAVE TO BE NARROWED DOWN IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE THE 4 FINALS RACES

THE RACE SCHEDULER IS GOING TO HAVE A TOUGH TIME SETTING UP THE SEASON SCHEDULE, BUT IT WOULD BE AWESOME IF THERE COULD BE SOME LEEWAY IN THAT SCHEDULE. WHAT I MEAN IS THAT THE FIRST TWO WEEKS WILL BE TRIAL RACES ONLY JUST TO GET 420 DOGS A LEGITIMATE GRADE. THEN AFTER THAT THEY WOULD COMPETE IN THE RACES THAT THEY QUALIFIED IN, BASED ON AGE, SEX & GRADE. THERE IS NO WAY TO PREDICT WHICH WEEKS WILL HAVE A SPECIFIC NUMBER OF HIGHER GRADED DOGS AND EVEN WHICH GRADED NUMBERS. SO IF IT WERE POSSIBLE FOR THE RACE SCHEDULER TO HAVE THE FREEDOM TO ADJUST CERTAIN RACES A WEEK OR TWO IN ADVANCE BASED ON WHAT HE/SHE KNOWS OF THE PROGRESS OF THE DOGS IN THE KENNELS IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL.

Jim Kennedy

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Last Edited By: JimCougar 03/04/08 12:37 PM. Edited 1 times.

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How the game is played in Greyhound Manager is how it could work in TOM

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(03/04/08 11:51 AM)

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It just occured to me that the proposal above on how players could enter dogs into the races, is how we players submitted our dogs to races in Greyhound Manager. We do not submit our dogs to the Race Grader and then wait to see which were accepted for which distance races. The races appear a few days in advance and we enter dogs that we have that qualify for them. When the 6 traps are filled, the race is closed. Its as simple as that. So Thats how simple we should keep it in TOM. Greyhound Manager fudges on the real world procedures of greyhound racing so that it is playable game and we must do the same thing.

So I think that a schedule should be set up with a certain number of races per distance and each Trainer should submit their dogs to races that they qualify for. When the races fill up, they are simply closed and Trainers must move on to the other races that still have open traps. The Race Schedule would eventually get a feel for the number of dogs that would possibly qualify for certain types of contests and could adjust the number of races that would be available for that possible number of dogs.

What are you thoughts on this?

Jim Kennedy

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Last Edited By: JimCougar 03/04/08 12:36 PM. Edited 7 times.

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(03/04/08 2:17 PM)

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LOL Well Dave is now telling that some "logic" can be programmed into TOM that would make the race allocations pretty interesting. I'll let him formulate exactly what could be done in his estimation before I report it to you.

Jim Kennedy

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(03/06/08 12:14 AM)

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Add New Race

Use this option to add a new race. By default, the race is added to the current season's schedule.

Click here to view this season's races.

League:	23
Race Name:
Week:	12345678910111213141516
Race No:	12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940
Race Class:	FlatHurdles
Race Type:	FeatureOpenA1A2A3A3A4A5A6A7A8A9A10HandicapTrial
Age:	2YO only 2YO + 3YO only 3YO + 4YO only 4YO +
Sex:	ALLBitches onlyDogs only
Distance:	5f 6f 7f 8f 9f 10f 11f 12f 13f 14f 15f 16f 17f 18f 19f 20f
Surface:	Turf Dirt
Forecast:	Good Heavy -> Good to Soft Soft -> Good Good to Soft -> Good to Firm Good -> Firm Good To Firm -> Hard Standard
Course:	testtest 2
Purse (£):

The html coding in Yuku is strange sometimes. Well what you do not see above is the drop down menus that Dave created in this section which is of course the Add New Race section. He needs to make some changes in the drop down menus above and he needs to add the GOING numbers. Then when that is all done we are going to start experimenting by me creating the beginnings of the new league season and testing it out. I am pretty excited about where we are and how far we have come in such a short amount of time!

Wonder if we will have some GRASS tracks in GM 2.0?

Jim Kennedy

Online Racing League World
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Last Edited By: JimCougar 03/06/08 12:20 AM. Edited 2 times.

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Race History for Desert Nat Two

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