 |
|
10-04-2023, 01:43 PM
|
#1
|
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Reno, NV
Posts: 16,915
|
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?
.
|
|
|
|
10-04-2023, 02:03 PM
|
#2
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Beaverdam Virginia
Posts: 12,716
|
Andrew Beyer, when he sold his figures to the Racing Form and killed my edge I had a melt down down of epic proportions.
|
|
|
|
10-04-2023, 02:13 PM
|
#3
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: New York
Posts: 1,454
|
Ray Taulbot
|
|
|
|
|
10-04-2023, 02:22 PM
|
#4
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Beaverdam Virginia
Posts: 12,716
|
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.
|
|
|
|
|
10-04-2023, 02:32 PM
|
#5
|
|
@TimeformUSfigs
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Moore, OK
Posts: 46,828
|
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.
|
|
|
|
|
10-04-2023, 02:53 PM
|
#6
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 1,543
|
Andrew Beyer
Steven Davidowitz
Len Ragozin
George Elsworth Smith
Robert Saunders Dowst
William Quirin
Wayne Winston 
|
|
|
|
|
10-04-2023, 02:54 PM
|
#7
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: pen
Posts: 4,584
|
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.
|
|
|
|
|
10-04-2023, 03:03 PM
|
#8
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 647
|
Quirin
|
|
|
|
|
10-04-2023, 03:04 PM
|
#9
|
|
PA Steward
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Del Boca Vista
Posts: 88,646
|
Brohamer/Sartin
|
|
|
|
|
10-04-2023, 03:44 PM
|
#10
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2020
Posts: 319
|
Tom Bro. Michael Pizzola, Ray Taulbot.
|
|
|
|
|
10-04-2023, 03:46 PM
|
#11
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 2,105
|
Beyer
Brohammer
|
|
|
|
|
10-04-2023, 03:57 PM
|
#12
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 189
|
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
|
|
|
|
|
10-04-2023, 04:08 PM
|
#13
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 28,569
|
Cary Fotias
Len Ragozin
__________________
"Theory is knowledge that doesn't work. Practice is when everything works and you don't know why."
-- Hermann Hesse
|
|
|
|
|
10-04-2023, 04:11 PM
|
#14
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 28,569
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by cj
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.
|
This is the only handicapping book that I have bought more than once. 
__________________
"Theory is knowledge that doesn't work. Practice is when everything works and you don't know why."
-- Hermann Hesse
|
|
|
|
|
10-04-2023, 04:18 PM
|
#15
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 2,058
|
Shout out to Pandy!!! 
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
|
@