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Summary: Greatest thing since Woodward and Bernstein
Review: Andrew Beyer must be the best thing to come out of the Washington Post since Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein....hey, who says politics and horse racing aren't analogous?? Seriously though, Cardello has done a superb job of taking the figs and giving Joe (or Jane) Horseplayer what he desparately needs in 21st Century wagering...a concise guide in how to cull the figures in the PP's, establish a pattern, and, perhaps most importantly, begin with eliminating the losers. OK, OK, I know, easier said than done. But this book should definitely be on every handicapper's reading list. Well, only those who wish to take more currency from the mutuel windows than they push through them.
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Summary: Break your losing streak
Review: I had been having a bad run at the track, and was looking for something to head me in a new direction. Speed to Spare gave me insight to using the Beyers, as well as other things to note and ignore. The best advice was to look to a new race or a different track if after analyzing the info you still can't beat the favorite or use high odds horses in exotic bets. I finally made money again!
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Summary: Wonderful.
Review: Joe Cardello, Speed to Spare (DRF Press, 200?)
Speed to Spare is not a book you read; it is a book you devour. Horseplayers who use the Beyer Speed Figures published in the Daily Racing Form who do not yet own a copy of this book, pick it up immediately (after all, it costs only eight win bets after tax). Read it. When you're done, read it again. Follow along, both in the book's examples and in random races you pick from your Racing Form. You will learn more about speed figure handicapping in an afternoon than you have learned since DRF started publishing the Beyer Speed Figures. Guaranteed.
This is a must-read for horseplayers, from the professional bettor to the casual fan. **** ½
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Summary: Strips beyer figures down to the basics
Review: Written in a easy to understand fashion, the book provides useful examples of how to use beyer figures and when the top fig is vulnerable. Very good treatment of bounces and form cycles. The statistical studies in the book are worth the price alone. Anyone who has read Beyer on Speed should also read this!
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