Author: Tom Ainslie
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671656554
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
"The author describes the handicapping of thoroughbred horse races, covering such factors as the use of computers, what to watch before a race, and the best jockeys and horse trainers. He also explains 60 ways to build a betting system"--Library of Congress description
Ainslie's New Complete Guide to Harness Racing
Author: Tom Ainslie
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 9780671630362
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Covers the last ten years of the sport, with updated information on handicapping, various types of tracks, betting, and computing percentages, as well as tips on analyzing horse and driver fitness and ability
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 9780671630362
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Covers the last ten years of the sport, with updated information on handicapping, various types of tracks, betting, and computing percentages, as well as tips on analyzing horse and driver fitness and ability
Body Language of Horses
Author: Tom Ainslee
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0688036201
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Horses communicate with remarkable accuracy in a language of posture, gesture and sound. They express their needs, wishes and emotions to each other and to the rare human being who understands them. After reading this unprecedented, exciting and up-lifting book, you will understand the equine language. You therefore will know how to recognize: A happy horse. A frightened horse. An angry horse. A bored horse. A grieving horse. A frustrated horse. A horse horse in pain. A playful horse. A proud horse. An eagerly competitive horse. And many horses more! Moreover, you will know how to reassure the frightened, calm the angry, comfort the grieving, divert the bored -- and deal with most other human-equine difficulites. You will know how to educate a foal or rehabilitate a rogue. You will know how to look at race horses on their way to the starting gate and differentiate the likely winners from the losers. You even will know how to buy a horse. But best of all, you will finally understand what these grand animals are all about, and you will know better than ever before how they (and we) fit into nature's scheme of things.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0688036201
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Horses communicate with remarkable accuracy in a language of posture, gesture and sound. They express their needs, wishes and emotions to each other and to the rare human being who understands them. After reading this unprecedented, exciting and up-lifting book, you will understand the equine language. You therefore will know how to recognize: A happy horse. A frightened horse. An angry horse. A bored horse. A grieving horse. A frustrated horse. A horse horse in pain. A playful horse. A proud horse. An eagerly competitive horse. And many horses more! Moreover, you will know how to reassure the frightened, calm the angry, comfort the grieving, divert the bored -- and deal with most other human-equine difficulites. You will know how to educate a foal or rehabilitate a rogue. You will know how to look at race horses on their way to the starting gate and differentiate the likely winners from the losers. You even will know how to buy a horse. But best of all, you will finally understand what these grand animals are all about, and you will know better than ever before how they (and we) fit into nature's scheme of things.
Picking Winners
Author: Andrew Beyer
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395701324
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
A classic guide to handicap strategies in the field of thoroughbred racing 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. With a foreword discussing the changes that have swept horse racing since the book's original publication in 1975, Picking Winners is essential reading both for serious horseplayers and curious amateurs.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395701324
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
A classic guide to handicap strategies in the field of thoroughbred racing 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. With a foreword discussing the changes that have swept horse racing since the book's original publication in 1975, Picking Winners is essential reading both for serious horseplayers and curious amateurs.
Handicapping for Bettor Or Worse
Author: John Lindley
Publisher: Eclipse Press
ISBN: 9781581501056
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
This bettor's guide to handicapping racehorses teaches horse players how to use all the available information to form their own system. Explains the advantages and drawbacks in current popular handicapping methods.
Publisher: Eclipse Press
ISBN: 9781581501056
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
This bettor's guide to handicapping racehorses teaches horse players how to use all the available information to form their own system. Explains the advantages and drawbacks in current popular handicapping methods.
The Winning Horseplayer
Author: Andrew Beyer
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618871780
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
This advanced guide to handicapping, which includes a new Foreword by the author, is chock-full of the wit and wisdom that have made Beyer a legend in the sport. The Winning Horseplayeroffers the sophisticated bettor invaluable advice on handicapping and betting. "(Beyer) is the grand guru . . . of handicapping".--Boston Globe
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618871780
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
This advanced guide to handicapping, which includes a new Foreword by the author, is chock-full of the wit and wisdom that have made Beyer a legend in the sport. The Winning Horseplayeroffers the sophisticated bettor invaluable advice on handicapping and betting. "(Beyer) is the grand guru . . . of handicapping".--Boston Globe
Thoroughbred Cycles
Author: Mark Cramer
Publisher: William Morrow
ISBN:
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Racing experts have declared that form--horse behavior and performance cycles--is one of the most important factors in thoroughbred handicapping. Form has until now remained a mystery, but Cramer's research has led him to a point where he can statistically and observationally document the whims and vagaries of horse behavior cycles. Includes racing charts and appendixes.
Publisher: William Morrow
ISBN:
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Racing experts have declared that form--horse behavior and performance cycles--is one of the most important factors in thoroughbred handicapping. Form has until now remained a mystery, but Cramer's research has led him to a point where he can statistically and observationally document the whims and vagaries of horse behavior cycles. Includes racing charts and appendixes.