Old-School Bridgejumping!

[BombsAway Bob]

Great article by Suffolk Downs Racecaller & Author
T.D.Thornton of "The Lady In Red", Rockingham Park's
practitioner of 'The Chicago System' in the 40's,
in DRF.
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http://www.drf.com/news/lady-red-story-woman-and-bridge-jumpers
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[Vinman]

Does anyone recall the Mad Bomber of the Meadowlands? Back in the early 2000's he would walk into the Raceworld teletheater in his black trenchcoat with a briefcase full of cash, usually taking a seat at one of the 3 computers at the far end of the room. Whispers of "He's here!" reverberated across the back row where I sat. One time he cashed a huge show bet on Azeri at Hollywood Park, but more often than not he'd look for a huge favorite in a short field at, of all places, Cal Expo. Go figure.

We all knew from watching him that this guy, whose name was Mike, did not use a Big M Club card when placing his huge bets, prompting jokes by some about asking him if they could swipe their card when he bets.

I'd say of the 8-10 or so times he came in when I was there, he failed to cash maybe one time. His presence in the room definitely caused a stir.

Vinman

[rubicon55]

Great article by Suffolk Downs Racecaller & Author
T.D.Thornton of "The Lady In Red", Rockingham Park's
practitioner of 'The Chicago System' in the 40's,
in DRF.
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http://www.drf.com/news/lady-red-story-woman-and-bridge-jumpers
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Bob, thanks for the informative article.

[Robert Goren]

From a bettors point of view, it interesting part of the article was the mention of being able to show a profit by betting both the jumper horse and the rest of the field. That being made easier by getting rebates on your bets when the jumper horse ran out. If I had a lot of money to bet, that would be something I would look at.