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Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Equestrian & animal sports > Horse racing
When an ambitious young Hollywood director sets out to document an
insider view of what takes place on the backside of a Thoroughbred
racetrack, the story he uncovers at Nottingham Downs is not quite
what he expected to find. On the contrary.... Ben Miller says it
all comes down to the integrity of the people involved. "If they
don't have a genuine love for horses, they need to get out of the
business. They don't belong here. It's as simple as that." "The
continuing story into the lives of the memorable behind-the-scenes
characters horseracing fans have come to know and love: Book Four
of the Winning Odds Series Soon to be a Movie is a hit "
An often hilarious and sometimes poignant look at over thirty years
of working in and around the betting industry through the eyes of
Andrew Dunn, a betting shop manager since 1977, who has put down in
print, numerous tales and anecdotes of people he has met in a
variety of situations, some more ludicrous than others
How to identify long shot winners of thoroughbred horse races by
using the Finding the Hidden Horse computer software application.
Examples demonstrated.
This a Special Edition. In this book the author shows you the
conformation traits you want in a stayer and the faults you want to
watch out for. The Author also shows you the Sires that have good
conformation traits and the Sires that have conformation faults, if
doubled-up in the pedigree can cause soundness problems. Also shown
are the female family branches that have fragile bone structure,
that you need to watch out for. When breeding for classic horses
that could be Triple Crown contenders, you need horses that have
good solid legs under them, to withstand the rigors of racing. A
horse can have the heart and the will to win, but if he does not
have the legs under him, will not be able to win the Triple Crown.
The final chapter is an Epilogue of this book and the 3 book
series, showing the Triple Crown winners and what made them great.
Can dreams really foretell the winners of the Kentucky Derby and
the Super Bowl? One person who thinks so is author Hugh Mitchell,
who for many years combined a career as newspaper reporter and copy
editor with a passion for betting the horses based on dreams and
psychic messages. In this memoir he traces the history of horse
dreaming from an Irish journalist, a member of the House of Lords,
to an English electrical engineer who was so successful that he
named his house for a horse. Mitchell moves from Boston to the West
Coast, which he finds more receptive to ESP research. He tries
sports betting and is successful in three out of four major sports.
While some researchers encourage his quest, the author himself
worries about the ethics of using psychic ability for gambling. He
sits in on healing circles in Berkeley and Boston and enrolls in a
course on spiritual healing.
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