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| Title: | Horseplayers
: Life at the Track |
| Author: | Ted McClelland |
| ISBN: | 1556525672 : 9781556525674 |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Size: | 155x230mm |
| Pages: | 263 |
| Weight: | .508 Kg. |
| Published: | IPG (Chicago Review Press) - May 2005 |
| List Price: | 16.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Horse racing: USA |
This fun and witty exposé of horse racing in America goes behind the scenes at the track, providing a serious gambler's-eye-view of the action. Ted McClelland spent a year at tracks and off-track betting facilities in Chicago and across the country, profiling the people who make a career of gambling on horses. This account follows his personal journey of what it means to be a player as he gambles with his book advance using various betting and handicapping strategies along the way. A colourful cast of characters is introduced, including the intensely disciplined Scott McMannis "The Professor", a one-time college instructor who now teaches a course in handicapping, and Mary Schoenfeldt, a former nun and gifted handicapper who donates all of her winnings to charity. This moving account of wins, losses, and personal turmoil provides a sobering look at gamblers, gambling, and life at the track.
