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In 1986, at the age of 25...I won almost $100,000 on a twin trifecta at a Chicago-area track...on a $300 investment. I was so overjoyed and confident in my handicapping ability that I quickly quit my job and became a professional horseplayer. I was broke and back at my previous job in four months.
In 2004, I loved Smarty Jones in the Kentucky Derby...but the sloppy track at Churchill Downs found me in great doubt about placing a serious wager on the race. As luck would have it, however...I won $3,500 on the day before the Derby at an OTB in Oakbrook, Illinois. Considering this an omen...I elected to wager my entire winnings on the Kentucky Derby the following day. I had $2,000 to win on Smarty Jones...and bet the remaining $1,500 on exactas, trifectas and superfectas on the race. Again, as luck would have it, I cashed in every wagering pool that I bet...and again I collected an almost $100,000 profit. And, being a more mature player by then...I made sure that my winnings lasted almost eight months this time around.
All true.
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"Theory is knowledge that doesn't work. Practice is when everything works and you don't know why."
-- Hermann Hesse
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