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Horseplayers [electronic resource] : life at the track / Ted McClelland.

Summary:

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 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.

Record details

ISBN: 1556526237 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9781556526237 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (vii, 263 p.)
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, c2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.