The Skeptical Handicapper by Barry Meadow is Great!!

[headhawg]

Originally Posted by Light

The only thing you say are ad hominems.

Because they're fun! If you don't like them put me on ignore. I'm not going to lose a minute of sleep if you do.

[Light]

If you had a higher state of consciousness you would realize that it's not healthy for yourself.

[JustRalph]

Barry Manilow is a hell of a nice guy, at least he was when I was around him ……35 yrs ago

[thaskalos]

Originally Posted by JustRalph

Barry Manilow is a hell of a nice guy, at least he was when I was around him ……35 yrs ago

You hung around with Barry Manilow?

[formula_2002]

Seems like an interesting read for those who want to start investigating horse race betting.
Looking at all those negative ROI’S, their interest may fade rapidly.
Instead of using incremental odds analysis, most often he is using impact values. For me a better analysis uses incremental odds, but IV’S do have some value.
“Impact value refers to the percentage of winners with a given characteristic divided by the percentage of starters having that characteristic.”

[Tom]

Originally Posted by headhawg

PA forum members

I give you the challenge (pick one)-- Ken Massa's expertise or Lighthead's whatevershitheshovels-ise?

Reading his posts shows that Light knows nothing about statistical analyses. He probably used ChatGPT to make himself sound psuedo-intelligent.

Whenever he posts I can't help but recall this scene from The Hunt for Red October...

Ken has so many filters/factors/options available in his software and robot that you could look into anything you wanted to.

What Light fsils to understand is that this is a BOOK, not a handicapping tool.
The crap he calls a failure would never fit into a book. Ken supplied good data for the average player and Barry wrote a good narrative for using it. Of course the single factors don't show a profit.But some are promising and worth looking into. Most players are not using huge databases, but this work gives them a look at info not readily available.

I can guattentee that when this book came out, the guys at HTR were up late every night working on their spot plays and researching idea that came from it. I was.

[romankoz]

From Pointdexter:

To conclude when you read books like these you are looking for handicapping tools to make your handicapping better. If you are looking for a miracle book that is going to make you a winner in this game, you are looking for the impossible.[/QUOTE]

All the betting books I have are exactly as Pointdexter states. None will make you a winner per se but sometimes just ONE or TWO observations/comments/recommendations by the author could have you charting a path that could make all the difference. I remember ANdy Beyer suggesting the main reason he won $50K was him honing in on two or three strategies that, once calculated, showed where he exceled. His ratings and trainer studies were two I remember. He used the word "specialization" or "specializing" (I am not chasing the page to be exact) as what woke him up in that he could not master all facets of the the game.
I have diverged!

[Light]

There's not been one person in this entire thread that could name one thing they learned from this book.

[Light]

Originally Posted by Tom

What Light fails to understand is that this is a BOOK, not a handicapping tool.

What you fail to understand is that books are supposed to educate us, not regurgitate what we already know.

[SilverAlley]

Originally Posted by Light

What you fail to understand is that books are supposed to educate us, not regurgitate what we already know.

Not everybody knows everything like you do.

[Light]

Originally Posted by SilverAlley

Not everybody knows everything like you do.

Then what did you learn?

[Mdnspecialist]

Originally Posted by Light

What you fail to understand is that books are supposed to educate us, not regurgitate what we already know.

[Light]

Crickets from all those enlightened by the book. Not one crumb of revelation.

[Mdnspecialist]

This thread is hilarious. I haven't been here in a long time. I used to have a different screen name. Anyway...I agree with Light. Books won't make you a better handicapper. You just have to look at hundreds of races, handicap over and over. It takes years to become a good handicapper. We all know that, right.

[Tom]

Originally Posted by Light

What you fail to understand is that books are supposed to educate us, not regurgitate what we already know.

You keep regurgiyating thst same lie.
Yousay everyone slready knew everything in the book.

You are a blatant liar.

I don't know what your agenda is other than you enjoy actinh like an azzhole, whicg, ironically, everyone DID already know.

Lots of people learned things from the book. No one is obligated to [rovide you a list.

Feel free to continue lying your azz off. Be all you can br. No matter how litle that is.