An Angle That Gets an "A" for Excellence
By: Ray Taulbot
THE A ANGLE DEALS WITH A HORSE'S last two races; it is composed
of a good next-to-last race in which the horse finished in-the-money, followed by an easy
conditioning race last start.
The following running lines o
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Are The Odds On Your Side?
By: Ray Taulbot
Every racing fan of any real experience knows that the prices their winners pay is of vital importance to their financial success. However, various handicapping writers have caused some confusion on this subject. A few authors have suggested that one should
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Betting Odds Angle
By: Ray Taulbot
Circumstances alter cases. A need
for the price rule we are going to write about is the circumstance that alters
much of what we have written about price rules in past articles.
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Speed Prep Angle
By: Ray Taulbot
The trainer who is interested in turf speculation
dislikes nothing more than to have one of his fit horses go postward at a short price.
From his point of view, such a situation represents nothing more than a waste of time and
work; it deprives him of the opportunit
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Double Action Angle
By: Ray Taulbot
This angle was originally devised for the purpose of getting a price on a fit, well-meant horse.
Its one weakness, however, is that horses frequently are dropped in class or claiming price
for reasons other than
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Trainer Intent and Workout Patterns
By: Ray Taulbot
Many horseplayers are
"workout conscious," that is, they watch for and study the workouts with great
care. When they find a horse that turnedin a work in fast time, they are inclined to
believe that they have found a
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Distance Switch Debate
By: Ray Taulbot
Every trainer knows that
when his horse is capable of leading or running close to the pace by the time the field
reaches the pre-stretch or stretch call, the horse is razor sharp. However, he also knows
that frequently such an effort takes a g
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