Product Description

This second edition is bigger and better than ever. It presents 50 essays its author considers to represent the field at its best and brightest.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #36569 in Books
• Published on: 2004-01-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 344 pages

Customer Reviews

Revisiting Old Friends and Making New Ones
James Quinn's first "The Best of Thoroughbred Handicapping" was a digest of the current theories, ideas and trends which had been written by the great handicappers and creative minds of our beloved game. Mr. Quinn takes us to another level in this edition. Not only has he added some new material by new authors, but he has went back over the original material and explains how those theories and methods have evolved to meet our changing racing environment. I was captivated by the anthology and couldn't put the book down until I had thoroughly read every chapter twice. Since I have not only Mr Quinn's earlier edition, but also each book by each author he discusses, I recommend this book as a worthy addition to your handicapping library.

Break out of your handicapping ruts!
The beauty of James Quinn's updated anthology is not any one revelation that he brings to the table, but that he's synthesized so many voices and give you so many more angles to consider. Those of you who play regularly know how easy it is to identify the obvious chalk-- and how hard it is to get past the two or three "best on paper" types to get to live, mid-priced overlays. You know, the horses that are the difference between a minus day and a wildly profitable day.

In addition, the fact that he has brought so many voices together on money management-- the topic I see the least amount of literature on-- alone makes this worthwhile.

This isn't the type of book I'd toss to a novice, but it will make the intermediate player much more flexible and creative.

A router to different handicapping ideas and methods
I would say this book does not teach you leading handicapping ideas and methods in depth enough. However, this book is a good gateway or router to different handicapping ideas and methods. If one would like to explore and learn different ideas and methods in depth, this book is a very good stepping-stone.

I have read many books on handicapping but can still find many ideas in this book which are new to me. As a starting point, I will surely re-read these new ideas in this book again and continue with my exploration.