December-January 2015-2016 /
American Turf Magazine
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Skeptical Handicapper
he rarely ships, but despite the fact
that there’s a suitable spot for his horse
locally he chooses to send him out of
town? How about if the trainer recently
was sent six horses by a prominent local
owner, and today he’s starting his first
one? What if the trainer conditions his
horses year-round at some local fair
track that’s about to begin its annual
two-week meet? What if the trainer
told a radio audience he loves his horse
in the sixth?
All these factors may not be cov-
ered by statistics--but they might (or
might not) be relevant to rounding out
today’s picture.
It’s easy to seize on one aspect of this
game--but if all you know is one aspect,
it won’t be enough. Sure, the trainer
is an important piece of the handicap-
ping puzzle. But he’s just one piece.
You can’t ignore him. But as long as
they call it horse racing, let’s not forget
about the horse.
Barry Meadow is the author of Money Secrets
At The Racetrack. For seven years, he published
the newsletter Meadow’s Racing Monthly.
In 2014, he won the first-ever Ron Rippey
Award for handicapping media. His newly
revised website, trpublishing.com, features a
number of free handicapping articles. To get
on the mailing list for his upcoming book, The
Skeptical Handicapper, send a note to barry@
trpublishing.com.
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