Stable Manager (SM) is an attempt to duplicate much of the functionality of Stable Tool (ST). It is not an exact copy of Stable Tool. SM has additional features that are not offered in ST but also is lacking a few of the options that were used in ST.

 

SM is not a professional program. If you choose to use it you do so with full responsibility. I have made my best attempt to create a useful tool for interaction with the Sim but offer no guarantees that it will work to your satisfaction or that I will be able to keep it functioning after the rewrite. If you are regular ST user you understand how much the use of that program improves your Sim experience. I can only hope that you may find SM as useful.

 

1.   SM will install on both Win XP and Vista machines. . I know from past experience that ST didn’t install on systems running an operating system prior to XP and I expect SM to have the same problem. Only attempt to install this program on an XP or later Windows system.

2.   You need to download an install package (Package.zip) and run a regular install. The program will go to c:\Program Files\ Stable Manager folder.

3.   You also need to download a second zipped file(RestofPackage.zip). It will contain a blank database (stablemanager.mdb) , a jocklist.txt file, and a 2008sirelist.txt file. These should be unzipped and placed in the folder where SM installed.

  1. If you are running Super Sim Searcher and have its database horses.mdb in the SSS folder then SM can use it located there. SSS takes a download and install plus the understanding of where to get the raceout files and how to edit them to make them readable by SSS.
  2.  You also  have the choice of placing the horses.mdb file directly into the SM folder and bypassing the use of the SSS program. I have a module built into SM that downloads and updates this database.

 

After installing

  1. Make sure options screen has correct information on where the horses.mdb database is located..  Most people use c:\Program Files\SSS

If you do not use SSS enter c:\Program Files\Stable Manager or use App.Path

2.   You need to add a stable. Configure- Add a stable

a.       Open your web browser to login to a stable

b.      Right click on Manage Stable place the shortcut on your clipboard

c.       Paste(Ctrl-V) this into the text box and click parse.

d.      Enter your password and Write to database. You will then have the option to update the stable and the horses in it. Do this by clicking on the option. The program will go to the sim obtain the information and wrte it to the database.

3.   Close out the Configure form , go to New Week --UpdateRaceSchedulei. After      

the race cards for the week load you are free to explore. Run through the menu items and see what they do.  All your stables are added the same way. Just repeat steps 2a thru 2d for each.

 

SM Menu

New Week

Change Week Number The week number is the Saturday sim day of the coming race week. The program takes care of the RODOTS from this number. It can be set here or in the intro screen. Just remember to save it.

 

Clear old database stuff You do this once a week when you are ready to move to a new week. It is part of a sequence- Set day, clear database and update the race cards

Update Race Schedule Downloads race cards and conditions for the coming week and saves to database.

Compact Database(s) Housekeeping that should be done every once in awhile to clean up and reduce the size of your two databases.

 

Racing

Race Scheduler The main purpose of the program - used to enter horses into                     races Load horse enables the PP module. Information on horse can be edited and saved on this screen. Race preferences are loaded from database. Look the screen carefully and try the options. When Select Race is clicked the horse and race number are moved to Entry Box

Past Performances (horses.mdb must be up to date) -

Entry Box - holds entries until you submit to the sim - see number of horses entered before you drop name in entry box - tells you if entry was accepted or not

Jockey Selection - quick way to pick jockeys for your entered horses

My Races - Grid display of entered horses – Entry status helps you see where your horse stands in the entry list. You can scratch a horse by clicking Type column of the grid. You van watch a race by clicking on the day-racenumber. Then you can print out the results

 

Tools - helper modules to make your sim life easier

TFW - allows automatic/ manual setting of TFW values and uploads these values to the sim The grid can be edited to set the rest periods and the TFW value on the main grid is also editable.

Jocklist Creator - makes a jocklist.txt file used in the Jockey Selection module - good for keeping jocklist current and when jocks move around on special days

You have four options for ranking the jocks. This list is editable so you can move your favorite jocks up the list.

Stakes Planner - lists all upcoming stakes and graded races based upon your parameters- these are placed on four grids - turf/dirt and sprint/long

DL Raceout files - downloads, reformats and places current week raceout file for keeping the horses.mdb updated.into correct folder

Update horses.mdb Imports the weekly horse and race data into the horses.mdb Part of the weekly routine

SP Moving Average – A graphical presentation of a horse’s SP numbers

 

Stable Management - updates and displays all your stables and horses in them

Update All Stables - weekly chore automated Done after both the Sat and Sunday updates

            Stable List - grid displaying set of stable data

Stable Info(All) - allows an individual stable and its horses to be displayed Some information can be edited and uploaded from here. Clciking on a horse in the top grid loads information in the bottom grid.

All Horses Roster - grid displaying set of all horse data

 

Auction-Claim

Claim Checker - reports on all claims that add/remove horses from your stable

Claim- Auction viewer - tool to help in the inspection of auction/claim horses with the ability to enter bids/claims - plus a few more things J

Sires

Sire Status Checker  from your list of selected sires gives current status of these sires in a table format

Sire List You can add/remove sires from this grid           

 

Betting – Not in use yet

 

Configure

            Add a Stable Tool to add a new stable

            Delete a Stable

            Configure Options

Create Stable Backup File Writes a file that can be used to load a blank database       without going thru the work of adding stables one by one.Might be a life saver

Restore Stable Configuration  Get a blank stablemanger.mdb, have done the above and you are back in business with a stable update

Print Passwords Don’t get stuck again. Just print out the list and file it.

           

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