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Bruno on Workouts: Exposing the Mystery

Written in a no-holds barred style, Today's Racing Digest workout analyst Bruno DeJulio offers practical applications of workout analysis and information that can easily translate to big payoffs for any level of handicapper. Finally a book tha...

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11 WINNING EXACTA SITUATIONS

The experts agree that selective exacta wagering offers the small player the best opportunities for big payoffs. Using case-study example races, Mark Cramer takes the reader on a step-by-step workshop on how and when to wager with exactas. Cramer d...

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21 CENTURY HANDICAPPING

Dick Mitchell The advent of full-card multi-track simulcasting has shifted the emphasis away from handicapping and picking the winner and toward investing and picking your spots. Gone are the days of spending hours splitting hairs over the ...

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ADVANCED SPEED & PACE HANDICAPPING

This is David Christopher's newest and most comprehensive book yet following his two handicapping classics.The Advanced Speed & Pace book is an "E-Book". The only thing required is Microsoft Word which will enable you to read the eight ...

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AFFIRMED AND ALYDAR

Affirmed and Alydar's rivalry is considered by many to be the greatest in thoroughbred racing's history and one of the most riveting in all of sports. 236 pages. Softcover

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AT THE WIRE

Horse Racing's Greatest Moments Edwin L. Bowen "And down the stretch they come!" Those words send chills down every horse racing fan's spine. At the Wire: Horse Racing's Greatest Moments, explores some of the sport's most exciti...

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Barbaro: The Horse Who Captured America's Heart

As millions watched Barbaro win the 2006 Kentucky Derby in sweeping style, their hearts skipped a beat. Here was a horse born to run, a horse of destiny. Not since Secretariat had so many people anticipated the future coronation of a Triple Crown win...

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BEST OF THOROUGHBRED HANDICAPPING

James Quinn pays homage to the sport's most innovative handicappers, summarizing and simplifying the works of 21 different authors. Quinn demystifies the art of handicapping well for profit, and makes plain even the most advanced ideas and met...

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BET WITH THE BEST

All New Strategies from America's Leading Handicappers This is the first book in more than a decade to provide contemporary strategies to compete in this new racing and wagering environment. Authors, such as Beyer, Brohamer, Crist, Davidowitz, Litfi...

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Bet With The Best 2: Longshots

Finding horses with concrete qualities going off at boxcar odds has become increasingly difficult in today’s technologically advanced handicapping era. Cutting-edge computer programs, readily available workout and trip-note information, streaming rac...

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Betting Maidens & 2-Year-Olds

Don Illman, one of Daily Racing Form's expert handicappers, details the profitable ways to analyze juvenile and maiden races through sire and trainer profiles, breeding and workout data, diligent record-keeping and common-sense handicapping. T...

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BETTING ON HORSE RACING FOR DUMMIES

How to enjoy a day at the races-and bet to win! This easy-to-understand guide helps you improve your odds, explaining everything from the different types of racing and planning wagers to handicapping and managing your funds. It explains what goes o...

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BETTING ON MYSELF: Adventures of a Horseplayer and Publisher

"Colorful" hardly seems enough to describe the life of Steven Crist, Daily Racing Form's chairman and publisher. His new memoir tells of the roller-coaster ride he's taken to get where he is today.Whether you're someone who has never seen a Ke...

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Betting Synthetic Surfaces: Conquering Racing's Newest Frontier

For centuries, horses have raced exclusively on dirt or grass, but many of today's thoroughbreds are now running over various mysterious mixtures of polypropylene fibers, recycled rubber,wax coated sand, and even something called jelly cable. Synthet...

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Betting the Kentucky Derby: How to Wager & Win on America's Biggest Horse Race

The first Saturday in May offers one the biggest and most popular days for both wagering and watching American Thoroughbred racing. There is over 80 million dollars wagered on the Kentucky Derby itself, and nearly 123 million on the entire racing car...

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BETTING THOROUGHBREDS For the 21st Century

This classic handicapping book, which introduced thousands of bettors to the importance of such pioneering concepts as track bias, key races, and trainer patterns, has been substantially revised, updating those ideas while providing fresh approaches ...

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BEYER ON SPEED

No serious horseplayer should be without Beyer on Speed, the third jewel in Andrew beyer's literary triple crown. Beyer shows the handicapper how to make his Beyer Speed Figures teh focal point of a wagering strategy for pursuing spectacular profits ...

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BLACKJACK AUTUMN

It may not be about Thoroughbred racing, but Barry Meadow's Blackjack Autumn is must reading for anyone who has ever placed a bet. In the autumn of 1998, Meadow set out to play blackjack in every casino in the state of Nevada. This is the chro...

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BLINKERS OFF, New Frontiers In Form Cycle Analysis

How Do You Become A Winning Handicapper? Cary Fotias looks at three major ingredients:*Developing and maintaining a winning attitude *Accessing and utilizing superior information *Practicing a sound, prudent money management scheme Learn ...

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CITATION

A fond look back at the career of thoroughbred racing's first millionaire.

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DEBUT SIRE GUIDE 2007

An alphabetically and chronologically arranged guide listing every sire and his debut winners from 1999 through to the current year at the top 40 U.S. tracks. Shows users at a glance whether a sire's first-time starters win as two-or three-year-olds,...

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DR. FAGER

The biography of one of Thoroughbred racing's most popular champions. 152 pages.

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Exotic Betting

"This is not a book about how to pick winners at the racetrack," writes Steven Crist in the opening lines of this unique and long-awaited book about playing the races. Exotic Betting instead argues that how to bet is as important as who yo...

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EXTERMINATOR

Exterminator captured the public's imagination from the start. The rangy gelding, known as "Old Bones," went from work horse to Kentucky Derby winner to durable campaigner during his eight years on the track. 176 pages.

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FINDING HOT HORSES, How To Spot Winners That The Average Bettor Overlooks

At last, a handicapping book that’s effective and easy to understand! Author Vincent Reo shares the insights, secrets, and savvy that'll lead you to profits at the track. Finding Hot Horses shows you a system that works and can lead to many pr...

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Fix Six

Fix Six is a racy farce about a small-time professional gambler whose plans to go straight must take an unfortunate detour when his misfit college buddies land him in an overly ambitious race-fixing scheme that goes horribly — and hysterically — wron...

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FOREGO

The first book about the great gelding and three-time Horse of the Year. 176 pages.

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GO FOR WAND

The first book to profile the career of the sensational race filly Go for Wand. 144 pages.

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GO FOR THE GREEN

Bill Heller, one of the nation's top turf-racing handicappers and authors, provides invaluable advice on how to successfully meet the challenge of wagering on grass racing. Heller explains why some horses handle turf better than others, which ...

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HANDICAPPING 101

West-coast handicapping expert Brad Free adds a new light to today's modern handicapping era by evaluating speed and pace analysis, handicapping betting theories, and the psychology of winning. In Handicapping 101 the handicapper is taught to ...

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HANDICAPPING CONTEST HANDBOOK: A Horseplayer's Guide to the Handicapping Tournaments

By Noel Michaels, this is the first book every published on the increasingly popular horse racing handicapping contests, including the Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship. Michaels covers the history of these contests and...

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HANDICAPPING FOR BETTOR OR WORSE

Professional handicapper John Lindley offers horse players a practical guide on how to use available betting information to develop their own system. He explains the pros and cons of methods used by other popular handicapping authors, reveals ...

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HANDICAPPING IN CYBERSPACE

The Horseplayer’s Complete Guide to the Internet By George Kaywood 114 Pages; plus bonus disk Softcover HANDICAPPING IN CYBERSPACE is the first and only book to show players how and where to find a world of valuable information on the Internet....

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Handicapping the Wall Street Way

This guide instructs horseplayers how to apply securities investment theories to betting horse races. By studying the consistencies between the stock market and pari-mutuel "market" or betting pool, horseplayers can gain new insight on how to discove...

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HIDDEN PROBABILITIES: HARD-CORE RESEARCH FOR X-RATED HORSEPLAYERS

Mark Cramer is on a mission to expose racing’s naked truth to you. While everybody else recites and memorizes cliches based on races and data that are decades old, Cramer thinks you deserve better. He offers fresh and current research with results i...

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Hoofbeats From the Past

Howard Rowe has not only written about thoroughbred racing history, he has lived it. He has devoted most of his life to the sport as a writer and observer. A first-hand knowledge of the sport, a sharp intellect and longevity combined to make him a va...

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HORSES TALK - IT PAYS TO LISTEN

By Trillis Parker. This 195-page book is the companion volume to the "Horses Talk" video series (see video selections). The book is loaded with photos and illustrations to teach the reader what to look for in a ready-to-win racehorse. 1...

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LONGSHOTS: The Long-Range Look

Get Ready to add some brand-new methods to your longshot madness. This just-published book is based on solid, comprehensive research stemming from the characteristics and trends displayed by virtually every longshot winner in North America in 2003 - ...

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MAN O'WAR

The Quintessential biography of the racehorse hailed by many as the greatest of all time. 160 pages.

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Mastering Maidens: The Modern Way

This brand-new book is an update of 1997's Mastering Maidens , complete with the very latest Ability Pars, plus all-new material on up-and-coming sires and detailed trainer profiles for the Southern California, New York, Kentucky and South Florida ci...

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MY PERSONAL METHOD

MPM is an excellent approach to playing the races for both casual and regular players. It differs from other approaches because it lets you integrate your preferred style of play (speed,class,pace)into a surprisingly short list of guidelines. One of ...

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Myths that Continue to Destroy A Horseplayer's Bankroll: The Best of Dick Mitchell on Betting Strategy & Money Management

Got the bankroll blues? Or maybe you want to accelerate how fast your racetrack profits grow? Either way, this book can help. It's a modern, revised edition of the late, great Dick Mitchell's 1985 classic Myths That Destroy a Horseplayer's Ba...

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NASHUA

Nashua was surrounded by high society intrigue when his owner, William Woodward Jr., was accidentally shot by his wife, Ann.

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NATIVE DANCER

Chronicles the life of popular racehorse Native Dancer, who earned the sobriquet "The Gray Ghost" from his fans. 176 pages.

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OFF THE CHARTS

Maximize earning potential like never before! OFF THE CHARTS: TURNING RESULT CHARTS INTO PROFITABLE SELECTIONS AT THE TRACK is written by Daily Racing Form's Nick Borg. Gives step-by-step instructions on how to gather key information fr...

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PARS PLUS

What if you had a resource that gave you the proven handicapping power of par times plus supplemental tools and techniques presented in a clear, page-turning volume? That's exactly what you get with 2008 PARS PLUS. Its winning combination of outstand...

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PEDIGREE HANDICAPPING

While there are many handicapping tools for horseplayers, one of the most rewarding is pedigree handicapping. Even players who do not know much about pedigrees now realize it is an essential part of the game, whether it is part of betting exotics, e....

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PERSONAL ENSIGN

Personal Ensign achieved that rarest of goals - a perfect record.

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Prime Collection

In his Prime Collection, Joe Takach brought you his best, and still valuable, handicapping articles from 1990 to 1993.

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QUICK & DIRTY GUIDE TO TRAINER SUBTLETIES-NEW YORK

Brought to you by Cynthia Publishing, insider information you can use! These new guies are your handbook to spotting the telltale signs of each trainer. Top trainers from both boasts have been put under a microscope to see beyond the simple statistic...

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QUICK & DIRTY GUIDE TO TRAINER SUBTLETIES-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Brought to you by Cynthia Publishing, insider information you can use! These new guies are your handbook to spotting the telltale signs of each trainer. Top trainers from both boasts have been put under a microscope to see beyond the simple statistic...

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RASCALS and RACEHORSES: A Sporting Man's Life

The author, W. Cothran Campbell, filters through his own experiences and escapades in horse racing to give a humorous and self-deprecating look at the life in the sport as he shares recollections about some of racing's more unusual and interes...

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ROUND TABLE

Round Table was racing's "Iron Horse." he was a Horse of the Year, a handicap champion, and the grass champion three consecutive years. 144 pages.

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RUFFIAN

Ruffian's tragic story still has a powerful hold over horse racing enthusiasts. Dramatically recounted by Jane Schwartz, during only two short seasons at the track, Ruffian has been hailed as the greatest thoroughbred filly of all time. Then t...

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RUN, BABY, RUN; What Every Owner, Breeder & Handicapper Should Know About Lasix In Racehorses

Award-winning author Bill Heller takes the first comprehensive look at racing's most controversial drug — Lasix. He records and examines the comments and opinions of owners, breeders, trainers, veterinarians and racing officials on both sides of the ...

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SARATOGA DAYS

In Saratoga Days, streeplechase jockey and journalist SEAN CLANCY introduces us to the personalities, both human and equine, that makes Saratoga the special place we all know it to be. Clancy give us an entertaining and insightful day-t...

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SARATOGA HEADHUNTER

A mystery novel by Stephen Dobyns. Charlie Bradshaw is an ex-cop and an ex-security chief who is an unlucky man and an unlikely likeable hero with another intersting period in his life.......The decapitation of a former jockey hiding out in...

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SARATOGA THE ULTIMATE RACING EXPERIENCE

In a unique blend of 222 dazzling photographs, Saratoga: The Ultimate Racing Experience captures the elegant essence of Thoroughbred racing's most majestic community, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. For any fan who has visited Saratoga, or for any fan ...

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SCARED MONEY

Mark Cramer's fictional masterpiece confronts one of the greatest quandaries in racing: Why so many talented handicappers inevitably underachieve when it comes to putting their money on the line. Scared Money explores the notion of building se...

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SEABISCUIT: AN AMERICAN LEGEND

By Laura Hillenbrand. The true story of how three men and a great racehorse captivated the world. Seabiscuit was an unlikely champion. He was a rough-hewn, undersized horse with a sad little tail and knees that wouldn't straighten all the w...

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SEATTLE SLEW

Chronicles the life of the great Seattle Slew, the only racehorse to win the Triple Crown while remaining undefeated. 160 pages.

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SECRETARIAT

A true sports legend, Secretariat still inspires new generations of fans thirty years after his incredible Triple Crown victory. His 31-length triumph in the 1973 Belmont Stakes leaves viewers in awe to this day.

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SIRE RATINGS 2009/2010

For pedigree handicappers looking for a new perspective on sires and their progeny, Sire Ratings is ideal for both live racing and simulcast play. Booklet 120 pages

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SIRE STATS 2007

Sire Stats profiles 5,000 sires, ranking them by Sire Production Index (SPI) a numerical racing index that quantifies the stallion's success. Each sire is graded A through F for three different categories: debut, mud, and turf. Sire Stats will give t...

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Six Secrets of Successful Bettors

Frank R. Scatoni and Peter Thomas Fornatale have put together a one-of-a-kind gambler's gem in their quest to find the small percentage of racetrack investors who beat the game. Whether you're a casual weekend player or a serious fan co...

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SPECTACULAR BID

Spectacular Bid was called the "greatest horse ever to look through a bridle".

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SPEED TO SPARE

Subtitled Beyer Speed Figures Uncovered. A veteran of three decades at the track explains further why we need speed figures and why final times are inadequate and often misleading. Tom Bohamer, author of Modern Pace Handicapping, says author <...

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Stanley Caris' Using Impact Values To Select Derby, Preakness and Belmont Winners and Longshots

Based on countless hours of research, each race analyzed by the factors proven to produce winners. From Dosage and pedigree to speed figures and recent finishes, learn the factors most likely to produce winners in the Triple Crown races.

Includ...

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SUNDAY SILENCE

A hard luck horse, Sunday Silence, became a Kentucky Derby winner.

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SWAPS

Known as the "California Comet" for his speed, Swaps became a West Coast icon when he won the Kentucky Derby.

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The 10 Best Kentucky Derbies

What makes a Kentucky Derby among the best of all time? Secretariat’s record-setting effort? Regret’s achievement as the first filly to win the vaunted classic, or legendary jockey Bill Shoemaker’s misjudgment of the finish line that cost his horse t...

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The 10 cent Superfecta: Complete Guide to Wagering & Winning

New Edition This book is your complete guide to 10-cent superfecta wagering. You will learn all the proper terminology, the advantages and disadvantages of popular betting methods, how to get value from your bets, betting strategies, playing tips, m...

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The Best and Worst of Thoroughbred Racing

by Steve Davidowitz Who are the best horses, jockeys, trainers and horseplayers of modern times? What were the sport's biggest mistakes, most shocking upsets and most important handicapping contributions? Author Steve Davidowitz, who has see...

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THE BEST OF THOROUGHBRED HANDICAPPING: Leading Ideas & Methods

James Quinn pays homage to the sports most innovative handicappers with 49 essays summarizing and simplifying the works of 21 different authors and 27 books and articles. Quinn demystifies the art of handicapping well for profit, and he makes plain e...

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The Power of Early Speed

Daily Racing Form handicapper Steve Klein investigates and documents the impact of front-running ability in an extraordinary analysis of more than 200,000 races run at over 30 different racetracks. The massive statistical study covers a remark...

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THE WINNING HORSEPLAYER

This book is where it all began. In The Winning Horseplayer, Beyer goes into an in-depth analysis of speed handicapping and how he developed Beyer Speed Figures. He also examines successful trip handicapping, exotic wagering and how to ...

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Trainer Angles

Dean Keppler The ability of the Thoroughbred trainer and capitalizing on his or her training strengths and weaknesses has always been one of the most important handicapping factors. In Trainer Angles: Maximizing Profits Using Formulator and...

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TURF TRAINER GUIDE 2007

Edited by Mike Helm. Get the inside secrets to how hundreds of the nation's best grass trainers work their magic on the turf.

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Value Betting at the Racetrack

Dr. David Johnson, through a study of over 300,000 races, shows: How you will save money by not betting Angles;How sou will save money by not betting on Underlays; How you can make money at the races betting Overlays: How you can discover the ...

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WAR ADMIRAL

War Admiral was the only son of the immortal Man o'War to approach his sire in greatness. War Admiral won the 1937 Triple Crown and thrilled fans with his courage.

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WIN, PLACE AND SHOW: An Introduction To The Thrill Of Thoroughbred Racing

Betsy Berns, author of The Female Fan Guide To Pro Football and The Female Fan Guide to Motor Sports, brings you her newest edition to novice handicapping. If you’ve never been to the track, this book will help you learn enough of the basics t...

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Winning Secrets of Poker

Did you ever wonder what separates winning poker players from losing ones? In this book you'll find responses to that question through a series of interviews with eighteen poker professionals, including Boston, Hellmuth, May, Negreanu, Sklansky and ...

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WORKOUTS AND MAIDENS, Inside Betting Info For Those Who Want To Win

After reading this one-of-a-kind book, you have a better chance of doing just that. Do you know to compare "breezing" workouts with horses that work "handily"? Do you know the tracks that play games with workout reports and those that are on the leve...

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WOULDA COULDA SHOULDA

Author Dave Feldman-turf writer for the Chicago Sun Times-draws from his years of experience at the track to weave numerous tales into one of the truly great compendiums of race track humor. Feldman has done it all, seen it all, won it all...a...

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Hoofbeats From the Past

Howard Rowe has not only written about thoroughbred racing history, he has lived it. He has devoted most of his life to the sport as a writer and observer. A first-hand knowledge of the sport, a sharp intellect and longevity combined to make him a va...

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Betting Synthetic Surfaces: Conquering Racing's Newest Frontier

For centuries, horses have raced exclusively on dirt or grass, but many of today's thoroughbreds are now running over various mysterious mixtures of polypropylene fibers, recycled rubber,wax coated sand, and even something called jelly cable. Synthet...

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New York Track Selections

American Turf Monthly's New York Track Selections. Available Daily during race days 1 hour before post time.

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American Turf Club Saratoga / Del Mar Special

Established to give "horses-to-watch" fans more timely action. American Turf Club is a weekly, eight-page newsletter with info on ready-to-win horses from as many as 24 racetracks. With the advent of simulcasting (out of town races), thoroughly resea...

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BETTING THOROUGHBREDS For the 21st Century

This classic handicapping book, which introduced thousands of bettors to the importance of such pioneering concepts as track bias, key races, and trainer patterns, has been substantially revised, updating those ideas while providing fresh approaches ...

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BETTING ON MYSELF: Adventures of a Horseplayer and Publisher

"Colorful" hardly seems enough to describe the life of Steven Crist, Daily Racing Form's chairman and publisher. His new memoir tells of the roller-coaster ride he's taken to get where he is today.Whether you're someone who has never seen a Ke...

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THE WINNING HORSEPLAYER

This book is where it all began. In The Winning Horseplayer, Beyer goes into an in-depth analysis of speed handicapping and how he developed Beyer Speed Figures. He also examines successful trip handicapping, exotic wagering and how to ...

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PEDIGREE HANDICAPPING

While there are many handicapping tools for horseplayers, one of the most rewarding is pedigree handicapping. Even players who do not know much about pedigrees now realize it is an essential part of the game, whether it is part of betting exotics, e....

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