Betting Maidens and 2-Year-Olds: Analytical Approach to Future Winners (Elements of Handicapping) [Paperback]

Dan Illman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 17, 2005 | Series: Elements of Handicapping

This book is an informative account on profitable ways to handicap juvenile and maiden races through sire and trainer profiles, breeding and workout information. First of its kind to thoroughly cover baby races, juvenile horses and older maidens.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Daily Racing Form (January 17, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972640142
• ISBN-13: 978-0972640145
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #240,031 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #92 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Individual Sports > Horses > Racing

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars betting maidens and 2 year old, July 20, 2005

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Gurney Masters (florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Betting Maidens and 2-Year-Olds: Analytical Approach to Future Winners (Elements of Handicapping) (Paperback)

This book was a disappointment.

It was more of a historical account of specific horses and races rather than a how to as it proclaimed.

It was very hard to follow and I kept waiting for him to get to the point. Very boring and monotonous.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Geared more to juveniles than 3yo+ maidens..., June 8, 2005

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I. Lozada (Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Betting Maidens and 2-Year-Olds: Analytical Approach to Future Winners (Elements of Handicapping) (Paperback)

Dan Illman's first book for DRF Press is a nice companion to Lauren Stich's Pedigree Handicapping, also from DRF Press. While Ms. Stich's work focuses more on overall pedigree, Illman's piece has a distinct tilt towards win early types, which is helpful with early season racing at Keeneland, Belmont and Churchill Downs particularly. This one will help you more for analyzing the stallion side of the pedigree, but I would have liked to have seen more on the wider range of maiden races, including maiden claiming races and greater analysis of turf racing.

Use this one to supplement the Stich book rather than as a starting place.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Productive and well written, March 12, 2006

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David Bridgforth (Tennessee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Betting Maidens and 2-Year-Olds: Analytical Approach to Future Winners (Elements of Handicapping) (Paperback)

Picking a winner from a race where nobody has won before is inherently difficult, and picking winners from entries that have never raced before can be even more difficult. Illman effectively presents material on how to approach these tasks by presenting examples of numerous angles and factors and how statistically significant they have been. I believe that by using some of the ideas here, a handicapper can generate an edge on the masses.