Picking Winners: A Horseplayer’s Guide Review

"I've read many fine books on handicapping and this one is probably the best of them all. A real easy read, its peppered with fascinating and often humerous anecdotes and rules of thumb. Beyer first introduced his speed handicapping concept in this book, and he shows how to compute the now famous Beyer speed figures. Even though they're available in the Form, its still good to know how they were derived. At the time Beyer wrote this book, he focused most heavily on speed handicapping, and he would more thoroughly embrace other factors such as pace or trip handicapping later in his career. But he does at least touch on all facets of handicapping in this book, and either a beginner or expert will find it a informative and amusing read."

"Andrew Beyer is the father of the speed figures (a process he thoroughly explains across 3 chapters of this book) and one of the most well-known handicappers in the sport. There is good reason why this book is one of the best selling books in the category of horse race handicapping. It is a must read for all levels of handicappers. Beginners will find Chapter 2 - "A Handicapping Primer" perhaps the most useful to them. Beyer breaks down the Race Form, explaining what each piece of data means, and how it can applied to properly handicap a race. More seasoned horseplayers will find the chapters on trainers, track bias, and money management more insightful. My only drawback to the book is, that in the recent reprints, Beyer has not updated the exceprts from Race Forms to explain his points. The excerpts are from the 1970's (the original print date), and the look and style of the racing form has changed since then. However, this minor issue doesn't take too much away from the overall quality of this book."

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Picking Winners: A Horseplayer’s Guide
	Picking Winners: A Horseplayer’s Guide is a classic written by Andrew Beyer. Just as football evolved with the introduction of the forward pass and basketball with the development of the jump shot, so too was handicapping forever changed by the use of speed figures–and it all started with Andrew Beyer’s Picking Winners. This edition features a new foreword in which the author discusses the changes that have swept the sport since the book’s original publication. Picking Winners remains a classic in the field of thoroughbred racing.
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	Actual Customer Feedback: "I've read many fine books on handicapping and this one is probably the best of them all. A real easy read, its peppered with fascinating and often humerous anecdotes and rules of thumb. Beyer first introduced his speed handicapping concept in this book, and he shows how to compute the now famous Beyer speed figures. Even though they're available in the Form, its still good to know how they were derived. At the time Beyer wrote this book, he focused most heavily on speed handicapping, and he would more thoroughly embrace other factors such as pace or trip handicapping later in his career. But he does at least touch on all facets of handicapping in this book, and either a beginner or expert will find it a informative and amusing read." "Andrew Beyer is the father of the speed figures (a process he thoroughly explains across 3 chapters of this book) and one of the most well-known handicappers in the sport. There is good reason why this book is one of the best selling books in the category of horse race handicapping. It is a must read for all levels of handicappers. Beginners will find Chapter 2 - "A Handicapping Primer" perhaps the most useful to them. Beyer breaks down the Race Form, explaining what each piece of data means, and how it can applied to properly handicap a race. More seasoned horseplayers will find the chapters on trainers, track bias, and money management more insightful. My only drawback to the book is, that in the recent reprints, Beyer has not updated the exceprts from Race Forms to explain his points. The excerpts are from the 1970's (the original print date), and the look and style of the racing form has changed since then. However, this minor issue doesn't take too much away from the overall quality of this book." We feel that this book should be in any serious handicappers library and is one that you will go back to time and again. Overall, feedback for "Picking Winners" was overwhelmingly positive so we feel comfortable in giving it our highest five star rating. If you are serious about being a successful punter and expert handicapper you need to educate yourself and "Picking Winners" should be a part of that education.
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Company Info:	Mr Beyer is pretty much an icon in modern horse racing handicapping and his name speaks for itself. Needless to say, no complaints were found with the BBB or any other agency.
Product Specifications:	240 page book delivered via postal mail (FedEx, UPS, USPS)
Price:	$10.20
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