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Handicapping Books
The Basics of Winning Horseracing
by Whitney L. Cobb
 A
quick guide for beginning handicappers. Chapters include: How to
Play; How to Win; Money Management, and more.
Beat the Track
by Ada Kulleck
 "The
authors share a point system they devised using the Daily Racing
Form. Covers the basics of handicapping. Great for beginners who
really don't know where to start with the DRF, but would like to do
their own handicapping. Their system was developed around west coast
tracks, a nice bonus for those of us tired of the 'East Coast Bias.'
Useful information for beginners and intermediate players and
written in a clear and easy to read style. (From an Amazon.com
review)
A Beginner's Guide to Short-Term Trading
by
Toni Turner
 A
great introduction to technical analysis and chart-reading.
Handy for "chart handicapping" with
The Capper.
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Betting Thoroughbreds
by Steven Davidowitz
 This
totally revised and updated edition of Betting
Thoroughbreds is greatly expanded from the original, which
introduced thousands of horseplayers to the importance of trainer
patterns, key races, and track bias. It now features
ground-breaking chapters on pace analysis; innovative approaches to
handicapping claiming and allowance races, new ways to use workouts and
breeding information and successful exotic betting strategies.
Bet
With the Best by Andrew Beyer (Editor), Editors of Daily Racing Form
 "Nine
well-know handicappers each contribute a chapter based on their
specialty or current area of interest. The book contains useful
information, but serious handicappers have probably read it before
-- and probably from these same handicappers... If this is your
first exposure to these handicappers, however, it is an excellent
primer, and Andrew Beyer remains the best horse racing writer in
America." (From an Amazon.com review.)
Beyer on Speed
by Andrew Beyer
 No
one writes about betting the horses with Andrew Beyer's authority and
verve. Now, in Beyer
on Speed, a legendary figure in American horse racing reveals and
explains the most effective handicapping methods in the game
today. Beyer shows how to make speed figures the focal point of an
effective strategy for racetrack betting, and explains how to relate the
numbers to the other important factors of handicapping.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Betting
on Horses
by Sharon Smith
 You're
no idiot, of course. But when it comes to horse racing, you'd
rather stay at home than risk your money betting on this mystifying
game. Don't give up! This book helps you build the skills
you need to understand horse racing. Feel confident about
examining the horses, studying the past performances, and placing your
bets. Friendly and knowledgeable advice in an easy-to-understand
format.
Efficiency
of Racetrack Betting Markets
by Donald B. Hausch (Editor), William T. Ziemba
(Editor)
"A
must-read. After reading and researching statistical
techniques applied to horse racing this book is by far the most
important and complete book I have read. The techniques are proven
using complex math and statistical calculations and if repeated can
earn a consistent and reasonable profit."
(From an Amazon.com review)
Exacta
Expose by Douglas Railey
 An
excellent book on the secrets of exotic wagering and the realities
of racing fraud by a Louisiana race fraud investigator who had
access to the track's raw mutuel data.
Exotic Overlays
by Bill Heller
 How
to get big payoffs from the Pick Six, the Pick Three, exactas,
triples, doubles and superfectas.
Fate, Coincidence and the Outcome
of Horse Races
by Armando Benitez
This book
is not so much about horse races as it is about the superstitions
that plague the horse-racing fan. The author shows a rare type of
humor, explaining with wry wit why the horse-racing fan should
observe certain superstitions: never eat peanuts at a race track; do
not keep losing mutuel tickets in your pocket; keep your eyes and
ears peeled for the occurrence of coincidences, etc. Armando Benitez
affirms that there is a power that arranges the occurrence of every
incident on earth, and that sometimes that power is too lazy to
scramble its results. (From an Amazon.com review by Jonathon
Espeche)
Fooled
By Randomness
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
 This book
is about luck. Set against the backdrop of the most
conspicuous forum in which luck is mistaken for skill -- the world
of trading -- this is a captivating insight into one of the least
understood factors in all our lives. It's set in the world of
business and history, but its lessons transfer well to the
racetrack.
The Handicapper's Condition Book
by James Quinn
 In
these pages, handicappers will find an in-depth study of racing's
eligibility conditions and the past performances -- the most probing,
practical treatment of the topic available. The
Handicapper's Condition Book relates eligibility conditions to past
performances of well-established horses, and for younger, developing
horses. If you want to know which horses fit today's race, this is
the book.
Handicapping
Magic by Michael Pizzola
 "This
book presents, in a logical, step-by-step fashion, how one of the great
players in horse race betting thinks and works. Handicapping Magic
presents a new set of ideas and tactics, where horse selection, value of
odds, and betting strategy are so well integrated that they form a
single, all-inclusive approach to horse racing." Charles
Carroll, author of Handicapping
Speed.
Horse
Racing Logic by Glendon Jones
 Finally!
A book about overlays -- how to find them and how to bet them --
written by a veteran and expert handicapper. The book is
loaded with many new and important ideas and techniques.
How to Win at Horse
Racing by
Robert V. Rowe
 "Very useful statistical data relative to betting horses -- I'm familiar with Bob Rowe's work from American Turf, Racing Star Weekly and other publications. He's a good writer and knows racing as evinced by his latest and best book."
(From an Amazon.com review)
How to Win at the Races: Education of
a Horseplayer
by Sam
Lewin
 "The
original title of this book says it best: the education of a
horseplayer. Simply put, the more educated a handicapper you are,
the better your chances at winning at the track. Learn the racing
game from one of the legends of the sport: Sam 'The
Genius' Lewin, and walk away from the track with a fatter
wallet too!" (From an Amazon.com review)
How to Win at Thoroughbred Racing
by Robert V. Rowe
 A
winning approach that defines the author's personal method of play:
Supported by a statistical survey covering many thousands of race
results, and the writer's 58 years of participation; as both player and
widely recognized racing authority. (From the Amazon.com synopsis)
Modern Pace Handicapping by Tom Brohamer
 "This
book fills a fundamental gap in the contemporary literature of
thoroughbred handicapping. Among the modern good books, glaringly
missing has been a definitive treatment of pace. Now, at last,
comes Modern Pace Handicapping,
and with its publication a convincing resolution of even the thorniest
problems of pace analysis. I predict without hesitation the book
will stand for decades as the final authority on effective pace
handicapping." James Quinn.
The Odds Must Be
Crazy by Len Ragozin
 Having
honed his charts to a high art over the last twenty years, Len Ragozin,
creator of "The Sheets," now explains the system that has made
him a legendary figure, detailing the nuts and bolts of handicapping and
successful betting, along with his own life story. (From the
Amazon.com synopsis)
Overlay, Overlay
by Bill Heller
 Heller
scans the past performances for overlays, and in the process covers
class, speed, fitness, turf angles, trip handicapping and more.
Picking Winners
by Andrew Beyer
 Widely
acclaimed a classic in its field, Picking
Winners now features a new foreword in which the author discusses
the changes that have swept the sport of horseplaying since his book's
celebrated first publication. "Irresistible, even to people who are
not likely to go around the bend about thoroughbred
racing."--Sports Illustrated. (From the Amazon.com synopsis)
The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Betting
on Horses
by Sharon B. Smith
 "Packed
with facts and authoritative guidance to betting on the nags, this
work summarizes in a compressed modern pellet that large gaseous
cloud of legend and folklore that surrounds the sport of kings. So
if you don't know the difference between a thoroughbred and a
quarter horse, if you can't tell exactly how an exacta differs from
a quinella, if you think eight furlongs is longer than a mile, then
this is the book for you." (From an Amazon.com review)
Seabiscuit : An American Legend
by Laura Hillenbrand
 The
true story of how three men and a great racehorse captivated the
world.
Smart Handicapping Made Easy
by William Bauman
 A
worthwhile read on the subject of trainer intention.
The Winning Horseplayer
by Andrew Beyer
 Speed
figure guru Beyer expands his handicapping approach to include trip
handicapping (whose advocates make their judgments of horses by watching
them run) and a bold approach to exploiting exotic wagering.
Written in his entertaining yet authoritative style, this book is a
handicapping classic.
Winning Horseracing Handicapping
by Chuck Badone
 Secrets
of a successful handicapper. Chuck Badone, the Fan Education
Manager at Lone Star Park, imparts his strategies.
Wire
'Em and Win
by Denny L. Border
 Wire
'Em and Win offers a complete methodology for finding key
horses, coupling them with other contenders in the races and
wagering intelligently to consistently come out winners at the
track. The Revised Handicapping Edition not only contains the
solid wagering strategies and money management programs of the
original book, but also a powerful section on how to handicap a race
to find the stand-out wagers that can keep your bankroll in the
black.
Woulda,
Coulda, Shoulda
by Dave Feldman and Frank Sugano
 "The
best introduction to horse racing ever written." The
Thoroughbred Times. Includes a new section full of
handicapping tips.
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