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 enlarge | Author: Brad Free
Publisher: DRF Press
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 481230
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 228
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0972640177
Dewey Decimal Number: 798
EAN: 9780972640176
ASIN: 0972640177
Publication Date: June 25, 2004
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 Horse Racing Made Logical January 11, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Brad Free is a great teacher as author of one of the easiest to understand books on Thoroughbred Handicapping ever written. For anyone who has tried to understand the myriad of issues in selecting winning horses, this book will surely help simplify the ordeal. It is written in plain language by a talented communicator. Add to your library.....PTWoodman
This is definitely THE place to start November 21, 2005
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Brad Free's Handicapping 101 is an outstanding book for the purpose that it was meant. Will this book make you an instant winner at the track? Probably not. Will it make you win more? Maybe. Will it help educate a beginner on what to look for, how to read past performances, and when/how to bet? DEFINITELY.
I have always loved horse racing, but mainly went to the races for a day of cheap entertainment and excitement. I'd bet $2-4 a race "just to keep it interesting." I rarely came away a winner, and when I did, I felt it was just pure luck. After getting into the game of much more this year and taking regular trips to Keeneland and Churchill Downs, I wanted to get serious.
Handicapping 101 hasn't made me rich or an instant winner right away, but it definitely has made me a much more informed horse player who stands a MUCH better chance than the general betting public. This book is extremely well written and is a joy to read. If you're a beginner who really wants to get into the game, start here!
Great Book For Beginners November 4, 2005
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I loved this book! I have been a casual better of horse racing for three years, but after reading this book it really enhansed my understanding of the horse races and the Daily Racing Form. I now go to the track with a good understanding of the horse's speed, pace, form, and class. I am a smarter better and enjoy going to the track more often. This is a must for all new players or people who do not understand all areas of the game.
handcapping 101 - a must read for new handicappers July 20, 2005
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This was an excellent book for anyone new to handicapping.
It was well organized and easy to read.
I could hardly wait to get to the next section. Its a keeper and
will be reread.
The past performance charts were hard to read because of the size of print.
Back to the basics. April 27, 2005
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
Brad Free, Handicapping 101 (DRF Press, 2004)
Handicapping 101 is exactly what it claims to be-- a back-to-the-basics primer on trying to pick a winner. Something a good lot of us horseplayers most probably need. It doesn't matter how long you've been playing the ponies (in fact, I'd be willing to bet that the longer you've been playing, the more you need this book), you're liable to find something in here you'd discarded over the years and forgotten about.
Free takes us back to the four factors that are most likely to give us a winner-- speed, class, form, and pace-- and discusses each in detail, then goes over the secondary factors, giving each about the amount of space they deserve, and ties it all together with (of course) copious examples.
A good, solid fundamentals-of-handicapping book. Recommended. ****
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