If you’re planning to attend the races at your local track or simply want to learn more about this exciting sport, this book will help you in a number of ways. You’ll learn why speed ratings are important, how the class structure works at every racetrack, the differences between claimers and allowance horses, how to read a race’s conditions, and why post positions are important. If you want to learn how to handicap the races, the book guides you through the handicapping process and offers you dozens of easy-to-use, step-by-step methods that may help you win more money. And have more fun at the track, too.

This book presents a comprehensive view of the sport, analyzing all the key factors necessary to win races. If you’re thinking about buying a racehorse or hiring a trainer, this book will help you by explaining the trainer’s and breeder’s role and responsibilities, providing you with the names and win percentages of top horsemen in these areas, and teaching you about the risks of owning and claiming a horse. Plus much, much more.

 

      If you currently own or train a racehorse, you’ll be interested in the unique, comprehensive research on winning Quarter Horses. This scientific data is used to create statistical “profiles” of each track’s winners. You’ll learn which key factors separate winning animals from losing ones. In addition, by applying the research on jockey stability, class movements, recent form, layoff periods, shippers, and post positions you can maximize your horse’s winning chances.  

      If your main motivation for going to the track is to make money and you already know a lot about handicapping, this book will help you make smarter, more profitable bets because of its comprehensive research on winning Quarter Horses—research that not only resolves the mystery of how to rank key handicapping factors but also reveals your chances of success by betting certain horses. The book also teaches you which animals not to bet. You’ll learn how to spot potential overlays and/or long shots by using class-based and track-specific betting strategies that are solidly supported by the research.

      I call this book horse racing’s version of Beat the Dealer because of its emphasis on advanced, research-based betting strategies, its focus on making high-probability bets, and its use of key statistics. The book describes dozens of potentially profitable betting strategies and also teaches you how to eliminate likely losers. It’s clear, easy-to-use betting strategies demystify handicapping. Using the step-by-step methods makes it easier than ever to select a winner.   

 

 6. JOCKEYS, BREEDERS, AGENTS, AND INDUSTRY PERSONNEL.

      Because the book presents detailed profiles of winning horses and analyzes more than 33 different handicapping factors, jockeys and their agents will learn which characteristics identify potential winners and losers. This knowledge may help them decide which horse to ride or reject in a prospective race. The book’s research on post positions, layoffs, “bounce” theory, and many other critical handicapping issues will also increase every horseman’s knowledge.