Winning Thoroughbred Strategies: With the Right Strategy, You Can Think Like an Investor, Not a Gambler!

This book has information that you can actually use. Whether beginner or experienced handicapper, you'll find answers to questions you never even thought to ask. This is one of the best handicapping books I've ever read. It has plenty of information that will make you a better punter, and I recommend you look at his other books as well.

I should have included this book in my list of best handicapping books but it was out of print. This is not a simple book and the author assumes you are an adequate if not great handicapper. The most valuable information in this book is how to validate a handicapping method, how to create an objective value line among many other gems. The math is highschool math not Ziemba and Hausch math, although he covers the authors in this book too. I've gone back to this book many times for reference. It's a unique and valuable contribution to any handicapping library. Dylan Alliata http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SartinAlums/ Supporting the Sartin Methodology

This is an excellent reference for the serious horse player. The appendix "Statistical Validation," which shows you how to determine how many races you need to test before you can have confidence in a new system, is worth the price of the book. Bob Pitlak, nehandicappers.org