Mitchell contends that the skill you need to beat the exacta and quinella comes from knowing how to pick the horse that will finish second, though the second-best horse rarely comes in second. Subsequently, the public puts money into a proposition at which they are least proficient. Shows how to spot the four basic paradigms of the place horse and how to put the potential second-place finisher in your exacta/quinella 80% of the time. 44 Pgs. Spiral-bound 2002