It was approximately six years ago that I created this post providing links for those so interested to obtain free Brisnet Past Performances. I commented at the time that, since many ADW's now offer free past performances to their customers, many of you would find little use for such; and I imagine that this is even more true today. However, I am aware that a good number of you do still refer to that page for the free PPs; often times when you just want to look at a race or two, and you aren't yet sure if you're going to find the race playable (as most ADW's do require a wager or two in return for them providing free PPs).
Another reason why I know that the free Brisnet Past Performances page is still finding an audience is because I've been getting reports that some of the links are not working. I've updated and tested all of them; yet it appears that some are still not firing as they should for all users. So, rather than doing the hard and perhaps impossible work of trying to figure out why something computer related is not working properly, I've decided instead to simply direct you elsewhere; specifically, to HorseRacingNation.com
If you go on over to HorseRacingNation.com you'll find pretty much what you find on my page: links that will direct you to free Brisnet Past Performances listed by owners, trainers, and farms for any race in which one of the listed owners or trainers have an entry; or for the farms that have an entry that was sired by one of their stallions. So, for example, if you were to click the link for Doug O'Neill, you would be taken to a page from where you can download free Brisnet Past Performances for any race containing an entrant trained by O'Neill. Likewise if you were to click the link for Winstar Farm, you would be directed to a page where you could download free PPs for any race that had an entrant that was sired by a Winstar Farm stallion (such as Carpe Diem or Paynter).
Incidentally, for the sake of full disclosure, I will note here that, contrary to what was true six years ago, I personally primarily use Past Performances from Brisnet, having switched over from Daily Racing Form PPs some time ago. Without going into specifics, I simply find that the Brisnet PPs work best for me; and really, that's the most important part of choosing which brand of Past Performances you should use; determining which one, be it Brisnet, DRF, Equibase, TimeFormUS, etc., etc., works best for you.
Note that the Brisnet PP's do not contain Beyer Speed Figures, as those are proprietary to DRF; however, Brisnet does calculate their own speed figures, as well as their own pace figures. Likewise with breeding: Tomlinson Ratings are proprietary to DRF, while Brisnet offers their own ratings for turf, off tracks, etc. to guide you in your selections. A full explanation of how Brisnet PP's work is available here.
So to recap: If you're looking for free Brisnet Past Performances, feel free to check out this post that I created back in 2013. However, you're probably better off obtaining your free Brisnet Past Performances from this page over at HorseRacingNation.com, as their links seem to consistently work better than mine. And should you decide that you want to purchase Brisnet Past Performances, the place to do that is over at Brisnet.com.
Good luck!
Peace and Love,
Jimbo
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