The Winning Horseplayer, together with Beyer on Speed and Picking Winners, completes Andrew Beyer's triple crown. This advanced guide to handicapping is liberally spiced with the wit and wisdom that have made Beyer a legend in the sport.
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ANDREW BEYER thoroughly revolutionized handicapping when he created
his "Beyer Speed Figures," a measure of how fast a horse has run in a given
race, and an indispensable tool for horseplayers. Making the necessary
calculations to develop a set of figures for each horse in each race was too
time-consuming for most horseplayers, so in 1992 the Daily Racing Form
commissioned Beyer and his associates to provide his speed figures for
every horse competing in North America. Beyer has been a columnist for the Washington Post since 1978, and contributes regularly to the Daily Racing Form. He is considered one of the leading experts on horse racing.
his "Beyer Speed Figures," a measure of how fast a horse has run in a given
race, and an indispensable tool for horseplayers. Making the necessary
calculations to develop a set of figures for each horse in each race was too
time-consuming for most horseplayers, so in 1992 the Daily Racing Form
commissioned Beyer and his associates to provide his speed figures for
every horse competing in North America. Beyer has been a columnist for the Washington Post since 1978, and contributes regularly to the Daily Racing Form. He is considered one of the leading experts on horse racing.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Another top book, by Andy Beyer,
By TheStickRules.Com (Locust Valley NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Winning Horseplayer (Paperback)
Andy Beyer is speaking of very sophisticated and advanced technique's in track bias at the many different tracks a person may play or go to.In this age of simulcast wagering at multiple facilities, this book is even more important. You have to keep a detailed log book as far as we are conerned to know what the bias is at different tracks. Andy correctly points out many important factors that the majority of the horse racing public would not consider, and thus if you considered them would give you an advantage. Beyer is the King ! Best Regards to All, MC - TheStickRules.Com
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another winner,
By David Bridgforth (Tennessee) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Winning Horseplayer (Paperback)
Beyer expanded on his legendary speed figures by implementing trip and pace factors into his handicapping. He gives you real world examples of how giving attention to those elements can improve your win %. As usual, Beyer's writing incorporates a certain flair that other writers on the subject just don't seem to have. That's what seperates him from the expert handicappers who write books. Andy Beyer is both and everyone who wants to better understand the sport needs to read all of his works.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
some good info, some biased material,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Winning Horseplayer (Paperback)
This book is worth reading for the appendix and details on trip handicapping, but the material on track biases smacks of type 1 errors (finding differences that aren't really there).
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WHEN I STARTED playing the horses and trying to comprehend the mysteries of the game, I thought I was searching for great, immutable truths. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
trip handicappers, trip handicapping, speed handicappers, winning horseplayer, speed handicapping, rail bias, biased track, exacta pool, bad rail, track bias, parimutuel system, track variant, speed duel, claiming price, saved ground, racing strip, ninth race, way around the turn, saving ground, betting public, eighth race, route races, racing surface, superior horse, fractional times Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Santa Anita, Rockhill Native, New York, Racing Form, Band Practice, Share the Fantasy, Irish Tower, Sir Ack, Colonel Moran, Koluctoo Bay, Prince Valiant, Pitch Game, Brasher Doubloon, Monetary Gift, Kim's Chance, Wayward Lass, Mutuel Prices, Pretty Does, Str Fin Jockey Odds, Tent Pole, Weekend Surprise, Nice Sailing, Pick Six, Aloma's Ruler, Picking Winners New!
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WHEN I STARTED playing the horses and trying to comprehend the mysteries of the game, I thought I was searching for great, immutable truths. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
trip handicappers, trip handicapping, speed handicappers, winning horseplayer, speed handicapping, rail bias, biased track, exacta pool, bad rail, track bias, parimutuel system, track variant, speed duel, claiming price, saved ground, racing strip, ninth race, way around the turn, saving ground, betting public, eighth race, route races, racing surface, superior horse, fractional times Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Santa Anita, Rockhill Native, New York, Racing Form, Band Practice, Share the Fantasy, Irish Tower, Sir Ack, Colonel Moran, Koluctoo Bay, Prince Valiant, Pitch Game, Brasher Doubloon, Monetary Gift, Kim's Chance, Wayward Lass, Mutuel Prices, Pretty Does, Str Fin Jockey Odds, Tent Pole, Weekend Surprise, Nice Sailing, Pick Six, Aloma's Ruler, Picking Winners New!
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- Roar Of The Crowd (First Love from Silhouette) by Alan Thomas on page 76, and page 84
- The Kentucky Derby (Great Moments in Sports) by Michael Goodman on page 59, and page 74
- The Battle for Investment Survival (A Marketplace Book) by Gerald M. Loeb on page 132
- Laughing in the Hills: 2 by Bill Barich on page 58
- Fast Company: How Six Master Gamblers Defy the Odds - and Always Win by Jon Bradshaw on page 156
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- Racetrack Betting: The Professor's Guide to Strategies by Peter Asch on page 55, and Back Matter
- Information Efficiency in Financial and Betting Markets by Leighton Vaughan Williams on page 151
- Horseplayers: Life at the Track by Ted McClelland on page 191
- Beyer on Speed (.) by Andrew Beyer in Front Matter
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