Greyhound Wizard Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How do I purchase Greyhound Wizard?
2. Where can I find a list of Tracks that Greyhound Wizard uses?
3. How do I download and save programs to use with Greyhound Wizard ?
4. Why can't I download Greyhound Wizard from the Website ?
5. How to I install Greyhound Wizard Software ?

How do I purchase Greyhound Wizard ?

Click on the Pricing button which will take you to the order screen. Follow the instructions there to order Greyhound Wizard

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Where can I find a list of Track that Greyhound Wizard uses ?

Here is a list of Tracks that Greyhound Wizard can use:

See the versions page for lists of tracks.

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How do I download and save programs to use with Greyhound Wizard ?

When the program was loaded, several sub-directories with track names were created that can be used to store your downloaded programs. May use these if you wish, however, they are not requirement.

Here is a list of the valid track abbreviations

BH - Birmingham

CL – Cloverleaf

CC – Corpus Christi

DP – Dairyland Park

SP – Derby Lane

DB – Daytona Beach

DQ - Dubuque

EB – Ebro

GL – Geneva Lakes

HO – Hollywood

JA – Jacksonville

JC – Jefferson County

MH – Mile High

NF – Naples

OP – Orange Park

PB – Palm Beach

PH – Phoenix

SL – Southland

SS – Shoreline Star

TP – Tampa

TS – Tri-State

WD – Wheeling Downs

MM is the month of the program that you’re downloading. Example 04, 07, 11.

DD is the day of the program that you’re downloading. Example 04, 07, 11

YY is the year of the program that you’re downloading, Example 04

AP / EP is the program’s performance, you will only use one or the other. AP for Afternoon or Matinee, EP for Evening.

.txt is the file extension

Valid examples: CC040804AP.txt, DB040804EP.txt

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 Downloading programs for Birmingham

1. Go to the site at http://www.birminghamracecourse.com/

2. Click on the programs icon

3. Move your mouse over the program that you want to use and right click on that link. NOTE: We only want to use the Text Files version, not the PDF files

4. Click on "Save Target as".

5. A file dialog box with then pop-up and you can select which directory to save the program in. Please remember the location where you save the file.

6. Close browsers

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Downloading programs for Daytona Beach Greyhound Park

1. Go to the site at http://www.trackinfo.com/trakdocs/hound/db/

2. Click on the RPages link, and scroll down that page till you find the programs with the .HTM extension The number in the file name is the date of the program. The last letter before the .HTM is the performance, A=Afternoon, E=Evening, S=Schooling.

3. Move your mouse over the program that you want to use and right click on that link.

4. Click on "Save Target as".

5. A file dialog box with then pop-up and you can select which directory to save the program in. Please remember the location where you save the file.

Please remember where you saved the file. USE THE FOLLOWING FORMAT WHEN SAVING GWDBDDA. In the example above we are saving the program from the afternoon of the 10^th. GWDB10A.  If this was an evening program it would be GWDB10E

6. Close browsers, you no longer need to convert this file to a text file, Greyhound Wizard does it for you.

Downloading programs for Gulf Greyhound

1. Go to the site at http://www.gulfgreyhound.com/

2. Click on the Official Racing Programs link, select the month and year from the dropdown and click on the View Programs List button

3. Move your mouse over the program that you want to use and right click on that link. NOTE: We only want to use the Text Files version, not the PDF files

4. Click on "Save Target as".

5. A file dialog box with then pop-up and you can select which directory to save the program in. Please remember the location where you save the file.

6. Close browsers

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Downloading programs for Hinsdale Greyhound Park

1. Go to the site at http://www.trackinfo.com/trakdocs/hound/hi/   

2. Click on the RPages link, and scroll down that page till you find the programs with the .HTM extension The number in the file name is the date of the program. The last letter before the .HTM is the performance, A=Afternoon, E=Evening, S=Schooling.

3. Move your mouse over the program that you want to use and right click on that link.

4. Click on "Save Target as".

5. A file dialog box with then pop-up and you can select which directory to save the program in.

Please remember where you saved the file. USE THE FOLLOWING FORMAT WHEN SAVING GWHIDDA. In the example above we are saving the program from the afternoon of the 10^th. GWHI10A.  If this was an evening program it would be GWHI10E

6. Close browsers, you no longer need to convert this file to a text file, Greyhound Wizard does it for you.

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Downloading programs for Twin Rivers (was Lincoln Park)

1. Go to the site at http://www.trackinfo.com/trakdocs/hound/li/

2. Click on the RPages link, and scroll down that page till you find the programs with the .HTM extension The number in the file name is the date of the program. The last letter before the .HTM is the performance, A=Afternoon, E=Evening, S=Schooling.

3. Move your mouse over the program that you want to use and right click on that link.

4. Click on "Save Target as".

5. A file dialog box with then pop-up and you can select which directory to save the program in. Please remember     the location where you save the file.

Please remember where you saved the file. USE THE FOLLOWING FORMAT WHEN SAVING GWLIDDA. In the example above we are saving the program from the afternoon of the 20^th. GWLI20A.  If this was an evening program it would be GWLI20E

6. Close browsers, you no longer need to convert this file to a text file, Greyhound Wizard does it for you.

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Downloading programs for Raynham-Taunton Greyhound Park

1. Go to the site at http://www.trackinfo.com/trakdocs/hound/rt/

2. Click on the RPages link, and scroll down that page till you find the programs with the .HTM extension The number in the file name is the date of the program. The last letter before the .HTM is the performance, A=Afternoon, E=Evening, S=Schooling.

3. Move your mouse over the program that you want to use and right click on that link.

4. Click on "Save Target as".

5. A file dialog box with then pop-up and you can select which directory to save the program in. Please remember     the location where you save the file.

Please remember where you saved the file. USE THE FOLLOWING FORMAT WHEN SAVING GWRTDDA. In the example above we are saving the program from the afternoon of the 10^th. GWRT10A.  If this was an evening program it would be GWRT10E

6. Close browsers, you no longer need to convert this file to a text file, Greyhound Wizard does it for you.

Downloading programs for Seabrook Greyhound Park

1. Go to the site at http://www.trackinfo.com/trakdocs/hound/se/

2. Click on the RPages link, and scroll down that page till you find the programs with the .HTM extension The number in the file name is the date of the program. The last letter before the .HTM is the performance, A=Afternoon, E=Evening, S=Schooling.

3. Move your mouse over the program that you want to use and right click on that link.

4. Click on "Save Target as".

5. A file dialog box with then pop-up and you can select which directory to save the program in. Please remember     the location where you save the file.

Please remember where you saved the file. USE THE FOLLOWING FORMAT WHEN SAVING GWSEDDA. In the example above we are saving the program from the afternoon of the 10^th. GWSE10A.  If this was an evening program it would be GWSE10E

6. Close browsers, you no longer need to convert this file to a text file, Greyhound Wizard does it for you.

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Downloading programs for Southland Greyhound Park

1. Go to the site at http://www.trackinfo.com/trakdocs/hound/sl/

2. Click on the RPages link, and scroll down that page till you find the programs with the .HTM extension The number in the file name is the date of the program. The last letter before the .HTM is the performance, A=Afternoon, E=Evening, S=Schooling.

3. Move your mouse over the program that you want to use and right click on that link.

4. Click on "Save Target as".

5. A file dialog box with then pop-up and you can select which directory to save the program in. Please remember the location where you save the file.

6. Please remember where you saved the file. USE THE FOLLOWING FORMAT WHEN SAVING GWSLDDA. If we are saving the program from the afternoon of the 10^th. GWSL10A.  If this was an evening program it would be GWSL10E

7. Close browsers, you no longer need to convert this file to a text file, Greyhound Wizard does it for you

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 Downloading programs for Tucson Greyhound Park

1. Go to the site at http://www.trackinfo.com/trakdocs/hound/tu/

2. Click on the RPages link, and scroll down that page till you find the programs with the .HTM extension The number in the file name is the date of the program. The last letter before the .HTM is the performance, A=Afternoon, E=Evening, S=Schooling.

3. Move your mouse over the program that you want to use and right click on that link.

4. Click on "Save Target as".

5. A file dialog box with then pop-up and you can select which directory to save the program in. Please remember     the location where you save the file.

Please remember where you saved the file. USE THE FOLLOWING FORMAT WHEN SAVING GWTUDDA. In the example above we are saving the program from the afternoon of the 10^th. GWTU10A.  If this was an evening program it would be GWTU10E

7. Close browsers, you no longer need to convert this file to a text file, Greyhound Wizard does it for you.

Downloading programs for Tri-State Greyhound Park

1. Go to the site http://www.trackinfo.com/trakdocs/hound/ts/rpages/

2. Click on the RPages link, and scroll down that page till you find the programs with the .HTM extension The number in the file name is the date of the program. The last letter before the .HTM is the performance, A=Afternoon, E=Evening, S=Schooling.

3. Move your mouse over the program that you want to use and right click on that link.

4. Click on "Save Target as".

5. A file dialog box with then pop-up and you can select which directory to save the program in. Please remember     the location where you save the file.

Please remember where you saved the file. USE THE FOLLOWING FORMAT WHEN SAVING GWTSDDA. In the example above we are saving the program from the afternoon of the 10^th. GWTS10A.  If this was an evening program it would be GWTS10E

6. Close browsers, you no longer need to convert this file to a text file, Greyhound Wizard does it for you.

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Downloading programs for Victoryland

1. Go to the site at http://www.victoryland.com/

2. Click on the programs icon

3. Move your mouse over the program that you want to use and right click on that link. NOTE: We only want to use the Text Files version, not the PDF files

4. Click on "Save Target as".

5. A file dialog box with then pop-up and you can select which directory to save the program in. Please remember the location where you save the file.

6. Close browsers

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Downloading programs for Wichita Greyhound Park

1.Go to the site at http://www.trackinfo.com/trakdocs/hound/wt/

2. Click on the RPages link, and scroll down that page till you find the programs with the .HTM extension The number in the file name is the date of the program. The last letter before the .HTM is the performance, A=Afternoon, E=Evening, S=Schooling.

3. Move your mouse over the program that you want to use and right click on that link.

4. Click on "Save Target as".

Please remember where you saved the file. USE THE FOLLOWING FORMAT WHEN SAVING GWWTDDA. In the example above we are saving the program from the afternoon of the 10^th. GWWT10A.  If this was an evening program it would be GWWT10E

5. Close browsers, you no longer need to convert this file to a text file, Greyhound Wizard does it for you.

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Downloading programs for Wonderland Greyhound Park

1. Go to the site at http://www.trackinfo.com/trakdocs/hound/WO/

2. Click on the RPages link, and scroll down that page till you find the programs with the .HTM extension The number in the file name is the date of the program. The last letter before the .HTM is the performance, A=Afternoon, E=Evening, S=Schooling.

3. Move your mouse over the program that you want to use and right click on that link.

4. Click on "Save Target as".

Please remember where you saved the file. USE THE FOLLOWING FORMAT WHEN SAVING GWWODDA. In the example above we are saving the program from the afternoon of the 10^th. GWWO10A.  If this was an evening program it would be GWWO10E

5. Close browsers, you no longer need to convert this file to a text file, Greyhound Wizard does it for you.

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Downloading programs for Wheeling Island Greyhound Park

1. Go to the site at http://www.trackinfo.com/trakdocs/hound/wd/

2. Click on the RPages link, and scroll down that page till you find the programs with the .HTM extension The number in the file name is the date of the program. The last letter before the .HTM is the performance, A=Afternoon, E=Evening, S=Schooling.

3. Move your mouse over the program that you want to use and right click on that link.

4. Click on "Save Target as".

5. A file dialog box with then pop-up and you can select which directory to save the program in. Please remember     the location where you save the file.

Please remember where you saved the file. USE THE FOLLOWING FORMAT WHEN SAVING GWWDDDA. In the example above we are saving the program from the afternoon of the 10^th. GWWD10A.  If this was an evening program it would be GWRT10E

6. Close browsers, you no longer need to convert this file to a text file, Greyhound Wizard does it for you.

4.1 Downloading Racing Programs from Track Websites

We’ve added the capability to download racing programs from a few select sites which is new to Version 2.1. Please use these instructions for the following sites:

• Melbourne Greyhound Park (http://www.trackinfo.com/trakdocs/hound/mb/RPAGES/)

1.       Scroll down the page till you find he programs with the .HTM extension

2.       Move your mouse over the program that want to use and right click on that link

3.       Click on "Save Target as"

4.       Click on the Save button

5.       Close Browsers

• Sanford Orlando Greyhound Park (http://www.floridagreyhoundracing.com/SOKC/Programs/)

1. The link above will take you directly to the text files, (.txt). Find the date and performance that you wish to download. Files start with a SO- followed by the month, date, and performance, X for Matinee, E for Evening.
2. Right Click on the program, and Save as, and window will popup, and then click on the save button.
3. Close browsers.

• Sarasota Kennel Club (http://www.floridagreyhoundracing.com/SKC/Programs/)

1. The link above will take you directly to the text files, (.txt). Find the date and performance that you wish to download. Files start with a SA- followed by the month, date, and performance, X for Matinee, E for Evening.
2. Right Click on the program, and Save as, and window will popup, and then click on the save button.
3. Close browsers.

• Dubuque Greyhound Park (http://www.dgpc.com/)

14. Click on the Program and Results Tab
15. Click on the Text Files Option
16. From the listing, find the Date and Performance that you want, then click on the text option icon. The racing program will pop up in a new window.
17. From the menu bar, click on FILE  then SAVE AS.  Under the File Name delete everything that is in that box and then type in DQmmddyyap/ep. DQ is for the track, mm is for the month, ie 08 for August, dd is for the date such as 05, yy is for the date 02, ap/ep is the performance, use ap for afternoon or matinee, or ep for evening. Here are some valid file names: DQ080207ep  DQ111507ap
18. Under the Save as Type please change that to Text file
19. Click on the Save button
20. Close browsers

• Phoenix Greyhound Park (http://www.phoenixgreyhoundpark.com/)

1. Click on the Program and Results Tab
2. Click on the Text Files Option
3. From the listing, find the Date and Performance that you want, then click on the text option icon. The racing program will pop up in a new window.
4. From the menu bar, click on FILE  then SAVE AS.  Under the File Name delete everything that is in that box and then type in PHmmddyyap/ep. PH is for the track, mm is for the month, ie 08 for August, dd is for the date such as 05, yy is for the date 02, ap/ep is the performance, use ap for afternoon or matinee, or ep for evening. Here are some valid file names: PH080207ep  PH111507ap
5. Under the Save as Type please change that to Text file
6. Click on the Save button
7. Close browsers

• Derby Lane (http://www.derbylane.com/)

1. Click on the Racing Tab
2. Click on the Entries / Results Option
3. From the Calendar, click on the Evening or Matinee of the Date and Performance that you want. The racing program will pop up in a new window. Do not click on the PDF link as we cannot use these files.
4. From the menu bar, click on FILE  then SAVE AS.  Under the File Name delete everything that is in that box and then type in PBmmddyyap/ep. SP is for the track, mm is for the month, ie 08 for August, dd is for the date such as 05, yy is for the date 02, ap/ep is the performance, use ap for afternoon or matinee, or ep for evening. Here are some valid file names: SP080207ep  SP111507ap
5. Under the Save as Type please change that to Text file
6. Click on the Save button
7. Close browsers

• Palm Beach Kennel Club (http://www.pbkennelclub.com/)

1. Click on the Racing Info Tab
2. Click on the Text Files Option
3. From the Calendar, right click on the R of the Date and Performance that you want.
4. Click on "Save Target as".
5. A file dialog box with then pop-up and you can select which directory to save the program in. Please remember the location where you save the file.
6. Please remember where you saved the file. USE THE FOLLOWING FORMAT WHEN SAVING GWPBDDA. In the example above we are saving the program from the afternoon of the 10^th. GWPB10A.  If this was an evening program it would be GWPB10E

7. Close browsers, you no longer need to convert this file to a text file, Greyhound Wizard does it for you.

8. Click on the Save button
9. Close browsers

• Orange Park (http://www.jaxkennel.com/RacingFiles.asp)  (NOTE FOR USE AFTER 6/20/2007 ONLY

1. Use the ‘R” under the Text File Column
2. Right Click on the “R” icon of the date you wish to use,
3. From the Calendar, right click on the R of the Date and Performance that you want.
4. Click on "Save Target as".
5. A file dialog box with then pop-up and you can select which directory to save the program in. Please remember             the location where you save the file.

Please remember where you saved the file. USE THE FOLLOWING FORMAT WHEN SAVING GWOPDDA. In the example above we are saving the program from the afternoon of the 10^th. GWOP10A.  If this was an evening program it would be GWOP10E

7. Close browsers, you no longer need to convert this file to a text file, Greyhound Wizard does it for you.

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Why can't I download Greyhound Wizard from the website ?

Sorry, but the install package is too big to have it download from the website, over 8MB. We felt it was easier to distribute on CD.

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How do I install Greyhound Wizard Software ?

WIN 98/2000/ME/NT/XP - 64MB RAM - 10MB Disk Space, CD-ROM A connection to the Internet is required to use this program. This program was designed to use with Internet Explorer exclusively

Place CD in tray, and run Setup.exe, then follow the on-screen prompts.

You may have to re-boot your computer during the installation process. If requested to do so, please re-boot, and then run Setup.exe from the installation disk. The program should complete it install.

NOTE*** If during the installation of the program you receive a message saying,

"A file being copied is not newer than the file currently on your system. It is recommended that you keep your existing file. Do you want to keep this file?"

Always answer yes to that question.

Please consult the ManualVersion21.rtf file the come with the installation disk for further information. It maybe opened with Wordpad, or MS Word.

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