The Best of Thoroughbred Handicapping: Leading Ideas & Methods

by James Quinn

Book Overview

This second edition is bigger and better than ever. It presents 50 essays its author considers to represent the field at its best and brightest.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0970014775
• ISBN13: 9780970014771
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Daily Racing Form
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

The best of the best

This book is outstanding, well written, insightful, and pulls together so many different angles on handicapping. The only problem is trying to digest all that is here. Excellent work.

Terriffic book- 5 plus stars!

Drawing from so many experts in the field and publishing their original material makes for a great work. Of the dozen or so handicapping volumes I have, this is the one I refer to most often because every each aspect from handicapping factors to money management and tote watching is covered by a true expert in that field. What I discovered after reading this is that I started looking for volumes by the writers herein that contributed chapters of interest. It has introduced me to a lot of guys I would never have found without this book.

Break out of your handicapping ruts!

The beauty of James Quinn's updated anthology is not any one revelation that he brings to the table, but that he's synthesized so many voices and give you so many more angles to consider. Those of you who play regularly know how easy it is to identify the obvious chalk-- and how hard it is to get past the two or three "best on paper" types to get to live, mid-priced overlays. You know, the horses that are the difference between a minus day and a wildly profitable day. In addition, the fact that he has brought so many voices together on money management-- the topic I see the least amount of literature on-- alone makes this worthwhile. This isn't the type of book I'd toss to a novice, but it will make the intermediate player much more flexible and creative.

A Must-Read for the novice handicapper

This book is an almost encylocpedic digest of current theories of thoroughbred handicapping. None are covered in such detail that you can run off and start making money at the track, but each points you to a source for more comprehensive information on the theory that interests you. If you are willing to ignore books on "handicapping made easy," this book is probably among the best starting points for the novice. It explores a variety of approaches, leaving you to select what you like, and follow a path toward mastery.

Revisiting Old Friends and Making New Ones

James Quinn's first "The Best of Thoroughbred Handicapping" was a digest of the current theories, ideas and trends which had been written by the great handicappers and creative minds of our beloved game. Mr. Quinn takes us to another level in this edition. Not only has he added some new material by new authors, but he has went back over the original material and explains how those theories and methods have evolved to meet our changing racing environment. I was captivated by the anthology and couldn't put the book down until I had thoroughly read every chapter twice. Since I have not only Mr Quinn's earlier edition, but also each book by each author he discusses, I recommend this book as a worthy addition to your handicapping library.