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Old 06-27-2006, 01:21 PM
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Headed on vacation in a couple of weeks and wanted to see if anyone has a book they would recommend to help me pass some time. I have about 15 handicapping books currently in my library and love to explore new ideas on the sport. Like many, I started with the basics in Ainslie, Beyer, and moved on to the more detailed works of Quinn, Davidowitz, and Brohamer, but I've run into a few dead ends lately shopping on my own...
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Old 06-27-2006, 01:24 PM
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SIRE RATINGS 2006-2007
An Update to Exploring Pedigree
By Mike Helm
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Old 06-27-2006, 01:35 PM
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I read the Stich book "Pedigree Handicapping" and was really a bit disappointed. I guess I'm a little beyone where that was much help as it was more or less introducing pedigree analysis into maiden and turf handicapping- something that may have pointed me in the right direction 10 years ago, but seems pretty elementary now. What is Helm's approach to making pedigree a useful tool?
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Old 06-27-2006, 02:59 PM
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Horseplayers by Ted McClemmond or something like that

It isn't a handicapping book, but it is about life at Arlington Park and Hawthorne, it is VERY comical
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Old 06-27-2006, 01:34 PM
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Headed on vacation in a couple of weeks and wanted to see if anyone has a book they would recommend to help me pass some time. I have about 15 handicapping books currently in my library and love to explore new ideas on the sport. Like many, I started with the basics in Ainslie, Beyer, and moved on to the more detailed works of Quinn, Davidowitz, and Brohamer, but I've run into a few dead ends lately shopping on my own...
I just started reading a good one...

Handicapping 101 by Brad Free of the DRF.
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Old 06-27-2006, 03:09 PM
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Anybody read that Exotic Betting by Steve Crist? I'm tempted to get it.
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Old 06-27-2006, 03:58 PM
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Anybody read that Exotic Betting by Steve Crist? I'm tempted to get it.
I was just going to post about this book. I strongly recommend it. Instead of a " handicapping " book it focuses solely on betting strategies for exotic wagers. I think it is a terrific and helpful book for anybody who plays exotics and wants to improve their betting.
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Old 06-27-2006, 04:05 PM
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I was just going to post about this book. I strongly recommend it. Instead of a " handicapping " book it focuses solely on betting strategies for exotic wagers. I think it is a terrific and helpful book for anybody who plays exotics and wants to improve their betting.
I think I'll be purchasing it, I have read some of the exerpt from the site and it looks like a good read. Thx.
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Old 06-27-2006, 04:39 PM
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six secrets of the successful bettors....
winning insights into playing horses ...that the title...
by frank r scatoni..a good read..drf press..
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Old 06-27-2006, 04:45 PM
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six secrets of the successful bettors....
winning insights into playing horses ...that the title...
by frank r scatoni..a good read..drf press..
And Pete Fornatale.

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