Bet with the Best

Victor Mather

Handicappers take note: you've read books by the authors in Bet with the Best (most of them, anyway) before. Why should you pick this up? Because the information therein is updated to take into account new information available to all handicappers, newer types of races (e.g., conditioned claiming races), and the proliferation of simulcasting.

Nine authors make appearances here, some of whom are names in the field handicappers equate (or should equate) with some of the field's standard textbooks (Andrew Beyer, Tom Brohamer, Dave Litfin) and some of whom are breaking new ground in the field (Lauren Stich). All are well worth reading. The most notable information updates to be found are in the sections by Tom Brohamer, which offers and excellent easy-to-use technique for eliminating horses in bad pace scenarios, and by James Quinn, who offers a bunch of new information Class of the Field-style for the modern reacetrack.

This one definitely belongs in the handicapper's library.