Thoroughbred Racing: Picking the Winner

Sal Sinatra

Sal Sinatra is another of the bunch who can be loosely describes as followers of the Sartni Methodology, so it's not unreasonable to expect much the same thing one gets with Brohamer, Mitchell, et al. Nothing, however, could be further from the truth; Sinatra's book is almost impressionist in its approach, preferring to (almost) completely ignore the numbers in favor of the overall impressions one should be forming when handicapping any give race. It's an interesting approach to writing a handicapping manual, and certainly one that deserves more shelf space than it normally gets (the only other author I'm familiar with who writes in such a way that puts out anything worth reading is Mark Cramer; I thought of The Fast Track to Thoroughbred Profits more than once while reading this).

As (I am finding more frequently as time goes on) is seemingly common with smaller-press books, various spelling and grammatical errors abound, so if that sort of thing bugs you, be prepared. But if you can get past it, there's some stuff here that make this book a valuable addition to your handicapping library. It'll definitely give you some different ideas on ways to improve your handicapping.