Title: Another Reader with a completely different opinion
Product review: This is a truly excellent book. Most handicapping books are pure opinion with only anecdotes to back up the conclusions. Railey's book is packed full of statistics which support his conclusions. And these data weren't available to everyone -- as an insider working with the Lousisana State Police, Railey had access to wagering data directly from the tracks.Most of the chapters end with a summation of the most notable findings and profitable areas found in that chapter. There's page after page of useful information in this very substantial book.Also, this book is not just dry statistics. There's a narrative involving some of the larceny that goes on at the racetrack, like jockey Sylvester Carmouche who hid in the fog at the quarter pole at Delta Downs until the other horses came around, and then finished lengths ahead, never having gone around the course. Railey writes well and actually has something to say, unlike many handicapping authors.
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