Betting Thoroughbreds: A Professional's Guide for the Horseplayer

by Steven Davidovitz, Andrew Beyer (Foreword by), Steven Davidovitz

This totally revised and updated edition of Betting Thoroughbreds is greatly expanded from the original, which introduced thousands of horseplayers to the importance of trainer patterns, key races, and track bias. Known as the 'sourcebook' to serious handicappers, Steven Davidowitz's famous guide now features ground-breaking chapters on pace analysis; innovative approaches to handicapping, claiming, and allowance races at major and minor tracks; new ways to use workout and breeding information; and successful strategies for simulcast betting and all forms of exotic wagering, including the Pick Six.

Genres: Horse Racing, Horses, Reference

368 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1995

Reviews

[Abram Himelstein · Rating 5 out of 5]

The bible of horse playing strategy. Full of deathly dull statistics that make us feel justified in gambling wages. The basic idea is to pick one good strategy and bet it well and consistently. My wife sticks with grey horses with "cat" in their names. She is way ahead of me for the season.

[Andrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

Who do you have in the 5th race at Aqueduct?