thanks for the help
i was on amazon.com and also caught a glance of this one, which i've never seen before:
The Tuttle Way: Applied Methodologies On "How To" Interpret The Racing Form From A Winning Horseplayer by Joseph J Tuttle (Paperback - May 14, 2008)
** seems like this tuttle guy has a couple books out there and they seem to get solid reviews
-bt-