for a a PDF created as text using foxit software text converter can help a little bit
do the rest with PDFs downloaded from Amwest programs link (today gone?) and excell VBA macro.
The foxit stuff produce 3 rows for a line containing super's and sub's racetrackfonts
example:
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Race 2 6 Furlongs BELMONT PARK - Wednesday, June 12, 2013 3+ FCLM, $20000
Purse: $ 28000. For Maidens, Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward Foaled In NeYork State And Approved By The NeYork State-bred
2 Registry. Three Year Olds, 119 Lbs.; Older, 124 Lbs. CLM Price $20,000.
etc...13 Record: 5 0 0 1 $ 7220
1 Royal Blue, YelloTriangular Panel, YelloDiamonds On Sleeves, Blue And YelloCap 2/1 [19, 0, 2, 4, 0%] 12 Record: 1 0 0 0 $ 267
MAXANA 119 $ 20000 JUNIOR ALVARADO 12-13 Off: 1 0 0 0 $ 1650
-etc..
-etc..
1st Row: 52 50 08 38 5 6 6 7 6 nk nk
2nd Row :21/04/13-2AQU ft 3+F MSW50000 6f 23 47 1:11 68 4 2 5 2 6 5 2 5 4 Tomas,P 112 Lb 30.75 ChinaGold113 AhGaga118 Vaid118
to rail 1/2, 4upper[6]
3nd Row: 113 118 118 1 2 4
-etc...
super strings: 52 50 08 38 5 6 6 7 6 nk nk
sub strings: 113 118 118 1 2 4
Concatenating:
the super's 52 50 08 38 and 6f, 23, 47, 1:11 = 6f (52) ft1=23.50, ft2=47:08, ft3=1
38
the super's 5 6 6 7 and the sub's 1 2 4 = 5 (5 ½), 6 6, 5 (6 ½), 5 (7 ¼)
the sub's 113 118 118 and the super's 6 nk nk = ChinaGold113 6 AhGaga118 nk Vaid118 nk
