Horse Track

This book is your guide to understanding, connecting with, and training your horse effectively. Your horse is not naughty, stubborn, silly, temperamental, mischievous, lazy, grumpy, sneaky, jealous, moody, or trying to annoy you. They are simply being a horse, consistently trying to communicate. The good news is that you are about to learn how to listen and respond. Whether you are new to horse ownership or have years of experience, you will find invaluable insights to help you manage your relationship more effectively and avoid needless frustration. In the equestrian world, there are ...

Great Horse Racing Mysteries digs beneath the surface of some of the sport's most intriguing cases.

Betting on Horse Racing For Dummies is packed with information that teaches you the ins and outs of the racetrack. You'll learn how to improve your odds, avoid common betting mistakes, and just plain have fun at the races. This is a spectator's easy-to-understand guide, so you'll have no trouble identifying the racing breeds with their strengths and weaknesses, sizing up the jockey, understanding the importance and role of a trainer, placing bets, managing money, and beyond.

In an world where data is everywhere, what separates the winners from the long-term losers? In a word: Angles.Betting angles are more than just statistics or trends pulled from a spreadsheet. The best angles synthesize deep experience, mathematical insight, and a nuanced feel for how horses win and lose in the real world. They shine a light on the subtle, repeatable edges - the ones most of the betting public never notices. Angles are how the sharpest players stay one step ahead, seeing opportunities that others miss. Over my forty years at the windows - whether wagering online, at the ...

The single greatest evolution in horse racing analysis is here. No coding skills are required. Are you ready to claim your new analytical edge? For generations, handicapping has been a craft of human intellect—a hard-won blend of experience, observation, and painstaking manual analysis. We learned to read the form, feel the race, and trust our gut. That era is over. The emergence of artificial intelligence represents a seismic shift in how we must approach the logic of wagering. From Don Beavers, the bestselling author of the acclaimed Horse Racing and Handicapping Series, comes the ...

In this second edition of New Track, New Life, Kimberly Godwin Clark updates and adds to the valuable information every person who has or wishes to have a retired Thoroughbred racehorse needs. There are many misconceptions about how Thoroughbreds are handled and trained at the track. This misinformation causes countless avoidable problems. My goal with this book is to provide information to aid anyone who has, or is interested in having a retired racehorse. I want you to have the information you need to understand and be successful with this wonderful breed.

How can the number one thoroughbred in the country disappear while on a practice run at the track? Ocho Rios, the number one thoroughbred in the country, has just been sold for $10.7 million. The new owner watches him run a practice lap at the Lexington, Kentucky track—ears are back, mane flying, hooves pounding the dirt. But as the sweaty animal returns trackside, it’s quickly obvious another horse has taken Ocho Rios’ place. He was only out of sight for three seconds while he rounded the backstretch. How could a substitution be made with dozens of people looking on? And who is the ...

Life in the rugged Appalachian Mountains of the 1860s was brutal but life in those treacherous hills had never been easy. A tough life breeds hardy people and the mountain people were as unforgiving and fierce as the mountains themselves. The old ways ran strong in their blood and hatred ran bone deep. Feuds were a part of life. The Robertson clan was a small but proud family. When a cherished member was needlessly shot down the grief-stricken Robertsons went to war against the family of her killers. The feud dragged on for years but their enemies were far too numerous. Fourteen year old ...

Janice L. Blake, Thoroughbred race horse jockey and author, describes how to take a horse to the race track and back safely. Great for beginners, owners and other rail birds wanting to know more about what goes on behind the scenes of a Thoroughbred race track as the horses are being exercised in the morning. Follow along with Janice as she gets a leg-up on the race horse, rides to the track, exercises her Thoroughbred race horse and brings it back to the barn unscathed.

Brody is the story of a trainer who decided to take a page out of Dale Baird’s play book. Dale flooded cheap tracks with horses and managed to win thirty five million dollars and over nine thousand races. He became the winningest trainer in history. Brody decided if Dale could do it, why couldn’t he do it with the same success. This is the story of how Brody went about his effort to win thirty five million dollars, to match Dale’s accomplishment.

Although Thoroughbreds are hot-blooded, most are pretty calm and easy going when asked to do a job off the track, provided they get enough exercise. Where the problems arise is when people don't understand how racers have been trained and handled. Often OTTBs are merely responding to what they think the rider wants from the cues he is giving. With some smart handling and understanding, most people can enjoy Thoroughbreds as steady, safe and responsive companions in just about any industry discipline.

Albert, Colonel Weatherford's assistant, had to guard the stables and the valuable colt Le Grand Chien at the Old Bergen Country Racetrack the night before the North Jersey Stakes Race. Rumor had it that Jake Katz, a notorious bookie, had been trying to fix the race. In addition, the colonel agreed to a bet with Katz at 10-1 odds that Le Grand Chien would win. Of course, that night even with Albert on guard, Katz would make every effort to make sure the horse would lose. The race was held the next day. Would Le Grand Chien even be able to race, let alone win?