Our guest this week is Barry Meadow. We discuss his new book “The Skeptical Handicapper: Using Data and Brains to Win at the Racetrack.” Meadow is a long-time winning player, and shares many secrets to winning at the track. We welcome your questions - send them to us at [email protected], or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter. podcast Click to listen - Alt click to download Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of horse handicapper, Barry Meadow [00:39] Barry's horse handicapping qualifications [02:05] Ken Massa and data analysis [07:31] What questions from handicapper's are answered in Barry's new book? [09:45} What advice does Barry have for someone interested in handicapping? [11:35] Computer handicappers versus individual handicappers [14:58] Overcoming the high house edge in horse racing [18:13] Handicapping teams [20:03] Why did Barry wait so long to write another book about horse racing? [22:15] Quantitative versus qualitative data [25:51] What data surprised Barry? [29:06] South Point Casino May Promotions: $500k Swipe, Spin & Win [30:18] VideoPoker.com: Gold Membership offers strategy correction on most games [32:18] What are the most common mistakes made by horse racing bettors? [35:15] Santa Anita problems [36:35] What is the future of horse racing in the United States? [39:00] How important is computer programming in horse betting? [39:39] What other books does Barry recommend to aspiring horse bettors [41:14] Horse racing touts [43:14] Overrated and underrated handicapping factors [46:05] Public pricing of exactas and trifectas [48:42] Betting at the track and mobile betting [52:10] Kentucky Derby Books: The Skeptical Handicapper by Barry Meadow  https://amzn.to/2IodB2K Blackjack Autumn by Barry Meadow https://amzn.to/2LeT0A9 Handicapping 101 by Brad Free https://amzn.to/2VBelYr Money Secrets at the Racetrack by Barry Meadow https://amzn.to/2GU2KeR Betting with an Edge by Mike Maloney https://amzn.to/2LdDsNb Six Secrets of Successful Bettors by Frank R. Scatonir and Peter Fornatale https://amzn.to/2VB1XrI SouthPointCasino.com VideoPoker.com Htr2.com TRpublishing.com