BETTING SYNTHETIC SURFACES: CONQUERING RACING'S NEWEST FRONTIER

The introduction of the new and improved synthetic racing surface is one of the biggest changes in Thoroughbred racing and handicapping in the last decade. Many traditional handicapping angles that have long stood the test of time are no longer effective over the weather-proof racing surface. Author Finley has thoroughly researched the various productive handicapping variables over the new surface and presents his one-of-a-kind winning research.

Bill Finley has been covering horse racing since shortly after his graduation from Tufts University in 1983. He began his writing career with Daily Racing Form covering Monmouth Park and later wrote about the horses for the New York Post and the New York Daily News. He has been to every Kentucky Derby since 1986 and has visited 67 racetracks in North America alone. In 2000, Finley left the Daily News after 12 years to write for ESPN.com. Since, he has branched out and is a frequent contributor to the New York Times, co-hosts a horse racing radio show on Sirius and contributes his time to the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation. He has received numerous awards for his writing and he teamed with Dave Johnson to win a 2005 Eclipse Award for their radio coverage of the Breeders' Cup on Sirius. He lives in Fair Haven, New Jersey, just six miles from the backstretch gates of Monmouth Park.

Bill Finley has been covering horse racing since shortly after his graduation from Tufts University in 1983. He began his writing career with Daily Racing Form covering Monmouth Park and later wrote about the horses for the New York Post and the New York Daily News. He has been to every Kentucky Derby since 1986 and has visited 67 racetracks in North America alone. In 2000, Finley left the Daily News after 12 years to write for ESPN.com. Since, he has branched out and is a frequent contributor to the New York Times, co-hosts a horse racing radio show on Sirius and contributes his time to the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation. He has received numerous awards for his writing and he teamed with Dave Johnson to win a 2005 Eclipse Award for their radio coverage of the Breeders' Cup on Sirius. He lives in Fair Haven, New Jersey, just six miles from the backstretch gates of Monmouth Park.