The Power of Early Speed (Elements of Handicapping) [Paperback]

Steve Klein (Author)

Book Description

Series: Elements of Handicapping | Publication Date: December 10, 2005

Analyzes and documents the impact of early frontrunning ability, and how it can transform into huge paydays for todays modern handicapper.

Product Details

• Paperback: 301 pages
• Publisher: Daily Racing Form (December 10, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932910980
• ISBN-13: 978-1932910988
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #194,418 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #66 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Individual Sports > Horses > Racing

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77 of 79 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A HANDICAPPER'S FEAST!, January 18, 2006

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This review is from: The Power of Early Speed (Elements of Handicapping) (Paperback)

this is the best handicapping book in 20 years. the data tables alone are worth $1,000 as that is how much it would cost to hire a programmer to run some of those tests.

it is a great tool for the savvy handicapper.

77 of 79 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Power of Early Speed, January 10, 2006

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PTWoodman (L.I., N.Y., USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Power of Early Speed (Elements of Handicapping) (Paperback)

A monumental study illustrating the importance of early speed in the handicapping of Thoroughbred Horse Racing in North America. Using a computer analysis of over 1.6 million thoroughbreds involving the period of January 1996 through December of 2004 author Steve Klein presents a crucial part of the handicapping picture. For me, the book provided a reawakening and clearer focus of some of my handicapping skills that had become underused over the course of time. Steve's work dwarfs another previous computer study "Winning at the Races", by William Quirin, Ph.D., William and Morrow, 1979. Steve's "Power of Early Speed is a must read for any serious horse bettor. I highly recommend it with 5 Stars.

73 of 75 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read, January 18, 2006

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This review is from: The Power of Early Speed (Elements of Handicapping) (Paperback)

The Klein speed points are excellent in showing which horses will have the early lead.I have only used it one day at the track, and the first time I used it in an exacta, the 3 horses I had selected, came in 1-2-3. The charts are great in showing at what tracks, distances,to use it for. I feel that it will help me alot in making me a better handicapper.