Horseplayers: Life at the Track
by McClelland, Ted
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- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 1556525672
- ISBN 13
- 9781556525674
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Synopsis
This fun and witty expose 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 colorful cast of characters is introduced, including the intensely disciplined Scott McMannis "The Professor", a onetime 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.
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- Bookseller
- Cheryl's Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- JUNE24130098183
- Title
- Horseplayers: Life at the Track
- Author
- McClelland, Ted
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1556525672
- ISBN 13
- 9781556525674
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 5/1/2005
- Size
- 9x6x0
- X weight
- 18 oz
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