Which authors molded your handicapping?
 

Which authors had the largest impact on how you handicap today?

For me:
(In no particular order)

Sartin
Brohamer
Quirin
Davis

There are a lot of really excellent authors that I've read who pushed my development, but my handicapping today would not be found in their works.

What about you?


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Andrew Beyer, when he sold his figures to the Racing Form and killed my edge I had a melt down down of epic proportions.

Ray Taulbot

I am quite sure who influenced you could be strongly dictated by your age.
For the record I was born in 1961, first went to the track at 14, and I believe without looking it up Beyer's first book came out in 1975.

Quirin (Pace)
Beyer (Speed)
Quinn (Turf)
Mordin (Europe)

But overall, the one I learned the most from was Henry Kuck. His Winner's File book is as good as any out there and a lot of it holds up to this day, though you have to use common sense with how often horses run (don't run!) these days.

Andrew Beyer
Steven Davidowitz
Len Ragozin
George Elsworth Smith
Robert Saunders Dowst
William Quirin
Wayne Winston :)

in books, probably james quinn.

still, to this day, i'm always trying to make some kind class rating although unlike cj, i've never embraced his turf ratings style.

in articles i used to read a lot of gordon pine and the old dick mitchell/cynthia crew.

Quirin

Brohamer/Sartin

Tom Bro. Michael Pizzola, Ray Taulbot.

Beyer
Brohammer

The authors that have molded my handicapping include but are not limited to the following individuals:

Dr. Howard Sartin
Tom Brohamer
William Quirin
Jim The Hat Bradshaw
James Quinn
Andrew Beyer
Steve Crist
Steve Davidowitz
William L. Scott
Randy Giles
Tom Ainslie
Len Ragozin

Cary Fotias
Len Ragozin

This is the only handicapping book that I have bought more than once. :ThmbUp:

Shout out to Pandy!!! :headbanger: