A classic guide to handicap strategies in the field of thoroughbred racing Just as football evolved with the introduction of the forward pass and basketball with the development of the jump shot, so too was handicapping forever changed by the use of speed figures--and it all started with Andrew Beyer. With a foreword discussing the changes that have swept horse racing since the book's original publication in 1975, Picking Winners is essential reading both for serious horseplayers and curious amateurs.

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Introduction The title of this book is a bold statement and one cannot really state this unless you put your money were your mouth is! I have written many books around UK horse racing systems and this one I really enjoyed due to the simplicity of this horse racing system and how easy it is to apply. The system uses the excellent free racing post website where you can obtain all the form data you need to use this system. Plus you do not have to be a form expert to understand it. I personally think horse racing pundits make heavy weather of horse racing form, i.e. looking at a horse’s breeding and many other factors. I think this information just confuses the average punter. I have added a special bonus horse laying system in this book and I think you will enjoy it! This laying system is so easy to follow you will look back at all the bets you have placed in the past and wonder how did I get it so wrong! Yes it will hurt knowing how much money you lost when you should have not. Moving back onto the horse backing system, picking winners will be very easy for you and even more you will gain confidence and control in your betting. This horse racing system normally picks 2 to 3 horses per day in UK handicap horse racing markets. You should aim at using Betfair to place your bets due to the better prices and in-play tactic I will show you in this book. Understand the system before placing bets, I hope you enjoy it!

" ... An astute, irreverent, insider's view of the 'sport of kings': the personalities, scandals, oddities, social hierarchies (of horses, dogs and humans), the Melbourne Cup phenomenon, betting advice to newcomers - and, of course, clever systems for picking winners ..."--Back cover.

Explores some central tenets of modern economics, subjecting them to trenchant examination - including the case for free trade and the inevitability of ever more grotesque income inequalities. The book argues that there is a feasible alternative in a democratically controlled economic strategy

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