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Old 08-30-2012, 08:08 PM
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Exclamation Is there a thread for recommending horse racing/handicapping books?
Like "Horseplayers" by Ted McClelland
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Old 08-30-2012, 08:14 PM
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May I recommend "How to F*ck up a Show Parlay in Less than 3 bets"? The authors generally post under pseudonyms around here, but I can get you an autographed copy.
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Old 08-31-2012, 11:03 AM
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Show parlays?! Really??!!

There has to be a better use of your time than to bet show parlays...
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Old 08-31-2012, 11:09 AM
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Show parlays?! Really??!!

There has to be a better use of your time than to bet show parlays...
You just had to be there to appreciate the greatness of it..............................
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Old 08-31-2012, 11:22 AM
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There has to be a better use of your time than to bet show parlays...
Well, I would have liked to stay at The Tilted Kilt a little longer. That would have been a nice use of my time. But a certain someone kept complaining about almost sh*tting his pants, so we left.
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Old 08-31-2012, 11:34 AM
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Well, I would have liked to stay at The Tilted Kilt a little longer. That would have been a nice use of my time. But a certain someone kept complaining about almost sh*tting his pants, so we left.


Sorry but, that was one of the two places in Florida (the restauraunt where Bea Arthur tried to pick up me, you and Alan) where I didn't need to use the facilities.
So I am not to be blamed for you poor wagering habits............... (I have my own issues )
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Old 09-10-2012, 08:04 PM
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Scared Money by Mark Cramer

Razoo at the Races by Gary West
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Old 09-10-2012, 08:07 PM
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Horseplayers by Ted McClelland - very very good
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Old 09-18-2012, 06:55 AM
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Two good ones with a lot of overlap:

Money Secrets at the Racetrack by Barry Meadow
Exotic Betting by Steve Crist

That's the chronological order of their publication too.
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Old 09-20-2012, 03:45 PM
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Money Secrets at the Racetrack by Barry Meadow
Barry Meadow is a very sharp guy.


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Old 09-20-2012, 03:56 PM
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Try 50 shades of grey horses...

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