How To Make A Living Betting Horses: A Probability-Based Framework for Understanding Horse Racing Markets

Levin, Gary:

ISBN 13: 9798242417335

Editore: Independently published, 2026

Lingua: Inglese

Condizione: Usato - Ottimo Brossura

Lista dei preferiti

Venduto da Studibuch, Stuttgart, Germania

Venditore AbeBooks dal 24 aprile 2018

Valutazione del venditore 5 su 5 stelle

Visualizza gli articoli del venditore

Mostra tutte le copie di questo libro

Usato - Brossura

Condizione: Usato - Ottimo

Prezzo:

EUR 13,67

Spedizione EUR 80,70
Spedito da Germania a U.S.A.

Quantit�: 1 disponibili

Aggiungere al carrello

Lista dei preferiti

Riguardo questo articolo

124 Seiten; 9798242417335.2 Gewicht in Gramm: 500.

Codice articolo 1110727

Contatta il venditore

Segnala questo articolo

Dati bibliografici

Titolo

How To Make A Living Betting Horses: A Probability-Based Framework for Understanding Horse Racing Markets

Editore

Independently published

Data di pubblicazione

2026

Lingua

Inglese

ISBN 13

9798242417335

Rilegatura

paperback

Condizione

Sehr gut

Peso

500 grammi

Cataloghi dei venditori

Varia

Descrizione articolo

Riassunto

Most books on horse racing promise systems.
This book explains why systems fail.
Horse racing is not a puzzle to be solved, but a probabilistic market shaped by uncertainty, crowd behavior, and risk. The outcomes of individual races are unknowable in advance. Yet the pricing of those outcomes, expressed through pari-mutuel odds, can be examined, modeled, and evaluated using the same statistical logic that governs all forms of gambling and investment decision-making.
This book presents a rigorous framework for understanding horse race betting through the lens of expected value, market efficiency, and objective versus subjective probability. Drawing on classical probability theory, modern gambling logic, and decades of academic research into wagering markets, it explains how long-term outcomes are determined, why most betting approaches fail, and under what conditions a disciplined bettor may obtain a mathematical edge.
Rather than offering betting systems or race-by-race advice, the book focuses on principles:

Why expected value governs all gambling outcomes
How pari-mutuel odds reflect collective subjective belief, not truth
When betting markets are efficient, and when they are not
Why variance dominates short-term results
How bankroll survival matters more than prediction accuracy
Why models grounded in probability outlast mechanical systems

This is not a manual, a tip sheet, or a promise of profits. It is a philosophical and mathematical treatment of horse racing as a decision-making problem under uncertainty.
Readers with an interest in probability, economics, game theory, or disciplined wagering will find a structured framework for thinking clearly about risk, value, and markets.

Le informazioni nella sezione "Su questo libro" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.

Descrizione libreria

Studibuch ist ein Onlineshop f�r Studien- und Fachb�cher. Bei uns bekommst Du gebrauchte und gut erhaltene Fachliteratur zu fairen Preisen. B�cher mehrmals zu verwenden bedeutet, knappe Ressourcen nachhaltig zu nutzen. Durch deinen Einkauf bei Studibuch entsteht eine Wertekette, die vollst�ndig auf nachhaltiges Wirtschaften ausgerichtet ist und ein Zeichen gegen die Wegwerfmentalit�t setzt. Wenn Du selbst noch gebrauchte Fachb�cher hast, die Du nicht mehr ben�tigst dann kannst Du sie auf Studibuch.de verkaufen. Mit Deinem Verkauf bei Studibuch schaffst Du Platz im Regal und kannst den Verkaufserl�s f�r ein neues Fachbuch nutzen. Der Verkauf funktioniert ganz einfach. Du gibst die ISBN oder den Buchtitel auf unserer Seite ein oder scannst mit der kostenlosen Studibuch App den Barcode des Buches. Jetzt fehlt nur noch eine Angabe zum Zustand und dann wird Dir direkt der Verkaufspreis genannt. Nachdem Du alle B�cher eingegeben hast, kannst Du �ber einen Link Deinen Paketschein ausdrucken und die B�cher an uns versenden. Nach Eintreffen der B�cher erh�ltst Du garantiert innerhalb von drei Werktagen Dein Geld.

Visita la pagina della libreria

Informazioni sull?azienda del venditore

Studibuch GmbH
Neue Weinsteige 69, Stuttgart, 70180, Germany

Condizioni di vendita e spedizione

Condizioni di vendita

Diritto di recesso

Instructions on cancellation

Right to cancel

You have the right to cancel this contract within 14 days without giving any reason. The cancellation period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good.

To exercise the right to cancel, you must inform us (Lutz Gaissmaier, Neue Weinsteige 69, 70180 Stuttgart, Deutschland, info@studibuch.de, Phone: +49 711 99884999 of your decision to cancel this contract by a clear statement (e.g. a letter sent by post or an e-mail). You may use the attached model cancellation form, but it is not obligatory.

You can also electronically fill in and submit the model cancellation form or any other clear statement on our website https://shop.studibuch.de/widerrufsformular. If you use this option, we will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a cancellation on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.

To meet the cancellation deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of cancel before the cancellation period has expired.

Effects of cancellation

If you cancel this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us), without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract. We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement. We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.

You shall send back the goods or hand them over to us or Studibuch GmbH c/o acut fulfillment GmbH (Alboinplatz 19, 12105 Berlin, Deutschland), without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your cancellation from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.

Model cancellation form

(If you want to cancel the contract, please fill out the form below and send it back to us.)

— To Lutz Gaissmaier, Neue Weinsteige 69, 70180 Stuttgart, Deutschland, info@studibuch.de

— I / We() hereby give notice that I /We() cancel my/our () contract of sale of the following goods ()/for the supply of the following service(*)

— Ordered on () / received on ()

— Name of consumer(s)

— Address of consumer(s)

— Signature of consumer(s) (only if this for is notified on paper)

— Date

(*) Delete as appropriate

Condizioni di spedizione

Spedizione al di fuori della Germania
Per le spedizioni al di fuori della Germania, � inclusa un’assicurazione fino a 50 € (per pacchi fino a 2 kg). Viene inoltre fornito un numero di tracciamento.

Attenzione! Resi per rifiuto di accettazione o mancato ritiro
Le spedizioni che ci vengono restituite a causa del rifiuto di accettazione da parte del cliente o per mancato ritiro presso il corriere nei tempi previsti non sono considerate resi regolari nell’ambito del diritto di recesso. In tali casi, ci riserviamo il diritto di detrarre una tariffa forfettaria per la gestione e la restituzione dall’importo da rimborsare.

Le tariffe si compongono dei seguenti costi:

Per resi dalla Germania: 4,90 €

Per resi dall’estero: 12,90 €

L’importo totale verr� automaticamente detratto dal rimborso.

Tariffe di spedizione da Germania a U.S.A.

Tariffe di spedizione da Germania a U.S.A.
Quantit� dell?ordine	Da 10 a 21 giorni lavorativi	Da 10 a 21 giorni lavorativi
Primo articolo	EUR 80.70	EUR 95.70

I tempi di consegna sono stabiliti dai venditori e variano in base al corriere e al paese. Gli ordini che devono attraversare una dogana possono subire ritardi e spetta agli acquirenti pagare eventuali tariffe o dazi associati. I venditori possono contattarti in merito ad addebiti aggiuntivi dovuti a eventuali maggiorazioni dei costi di spedizione dei tuoi articoli.

Informazioni dettagliate sul venditore