THE WINNING CONTEST PLAYER

In The Winning Contest Player, Peter Thomas Fornatale interviews over thirty of the country's best players and with their help lays out a complete strategy that tells you how you can win in handicapping contests, from the basics to the specifics of endgame strategy. Here you'll find: Michael Beychok on developing a winning mindset. Noel Michaels on how tournaments are different than everyday life. Brent Sumja on how trainers and jockeys think. Kara Yarusso on how to get back in a contest when you're behind early on. Dave Gutfreund on finding winning tournament strategies. Mike Maloney on what to do and what not to do at the NHC. Maury Wolff on the most important lesson for live bankroll contests Eric Moomey on how to play the endgame Duke Matties on what it takes to win the big Vegas contests. Ken Massa on using your computer to help you win. About the Author: Peter Thomas Fornatale is the contest editor for Daily Racing Form. Fornatale is also the co-author of Six Secrets of Successful Bettors and May the Horse Be With You: Pack at the Track both for DRF Press. He is a freelance writer and editor who lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, Susan, daughter, Perrin, and black Labrador, Mugs. Praise for The Winning Contest Player: "The best book ever on handicapping contests! The Winning Contest Player contains dozens of winning insights by successful horseplayers who talk specifically about their private strategies and preferred angles. I recommend it highly." -Steve Davidowitz, author of Betting Thoroughbreds for the 21st Century and successful contest player himself