Recently published authors Dave Brower and Kim Rinker will be on hand for a book signing and meet-and-greet as part of the Hall Of Fame Day celebrations at the Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame on Sunday, July 5. They will be available at the Museum from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (post time next door at Historic Track) and from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. before the induction ceremony. Both publications are available, on line at www.harnessmuseum.comor by calling the museum’s gift shop at 845.294.6330. Signed copies will be available on July 5, Hall of Fame Day, at the Museum.
Brower has been a harness racing fan since his childhood, growing up five minutes from New Jersey’s Meadowlands Racetrack. A graduate of St. John’s University, Dave is currently morning-line oddsmaker and track handicapper at the Meadowlands. His book, Harnessing Winners: The Complete Guide To Handicapping Harness Races was published by Daily Racing Form Press in May of this year. It includes a detailed tour through the more complex methods of analyzing Standardbred races, highlighting the importance of watching replays and qualifying races, and teaching racing fans how to spot good and bad value when identifying wagering opportunities. Other topics covered include: driver changes/choices, tote-board action, class drops, warm-ups and barn changes.
The book also includes an in-depth interview with top driver Brian Sears, showing how he prepares for his night at the races, and how he deals with the decisions he must make as a sought-after catch-driver.
Kim Rinker, a graduate of The Ohio State University, has been involved with Chicago horse racing since 1984, both as a writer and as a participant. A licensed trainer-driver of Standardbreds, Rinker is also an award-winning journalist whose features have appeared in many harness racing publications. Her new book Chicago’s Horse Racing Venues, is published by Arcadia Publishing. The popularity of horse racing in Chicago has yet to be rivaled in any other metropolitan area. Since the 1800s the Windy City’s enthusiasm for both Standardbred (harness) and Thoroughbred racing led to 10 major racetracks being built in the Chicago area. Four of those raceways – Balmoral, Maywood, Hawthorne, and Arlington – are still racing and thriving today. Its racing community has enjoyed a long and sometimes scandalous history and Chicago’s Horse Racing Venues provides an evocative glimpse into Chicago’s rich racing history and a behind-the-scenes look at the people and horses involved.
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