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Old 04-23-2018, 03:44 PM   #106
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I'm pretty sure I have an Amazon gift card in the junk drawer at home. I shall now use it.
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Old 04-26-2018, 10:15 AM   #107
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I am truly savoring Mike Maloney's book. Reading it really slowly for the full effect. (It is too good to speed through.)

My favorite horse racing book of all time was Andy Beyer's, My $50,000 Year at the Races. Now I will have two favorites.

It will be a classic.
That's a big endorsement to me. Beyer's $50,000 year at the races book is my all time favorite horse racing or horse related book and I have read probably in the hundreds. I have read that book maybe 15 to 20 times, it's like an old friend.

It was also the first horse racing related book I ever read, my sister got it for me for a Christmas gift in maybe 1979 or so. Hooked ever since. I will check this one out. Thanks.
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Can anybody confirm it now works well on kindle?
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Old 04-26-2018, 06:49 PM   #109
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Can anybody confirm it now works well on kindle?
I used the Kindle cloud sample version through Amazon and it is awful to read. On my computer, I could not change the text size which is very small. Maybe the Full version is better, don't know. Ended up just ordering a hard copy.
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Old 05-09-2018, 12:47 AM   #110
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I read the Kndle version. The formatting sucks.

It’s a good book. Worth the read.

it reminds me that there are some big fish out there. If you’re going to go swimming with them.......you might get hurt
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Old 05-09-2018, 01:21 AM   #111
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I used the Kindle cloud sample version through Amazon and it is awful to read. On my computer, I could not change the text size which is very small. Maybe the Full version is better, don't know. Ended up just ordering a hard copy.
Same here. Both Kindle issue and hard back.

The book is just excellent. Very enjoyable read.
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Old 05-31-2018, 10:08 AM   #112
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The Kindle version from Amazon works fine.
Strange that people are having so much problem with a kindle version. Mine works wonderfully. There was a problem with the version that first came out but it was fixed pretty soon.
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Strange that people are having so much problem with a kindle version. Mine works wonderfully. There was a problem with the version that first came out but it was fixed pretty soon.
The kindle sample on the Amazon website is flawed...and the kindle edition there is advertised as having only 146 pages, while the hardback edition lists 286 pages.
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Old 10-19-2018, 12:21 AM   #114
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Been reading this again in my spare time. I think this book is really good and I'm catching things this time I missed the first time through. The writer is a proven winner and details how he does it. Not sure what more people could ask.
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Old 10-19-2018, 01:03 AM   #115
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Our guests this week Peter Fornatale and Mike Maloney. Together they have authored Betting With an Edge; A Professional Horse Player's Life in Thoroughbred Racing. Mike has been betting the horses since he was a child, but quit his job in 2000 to pursue it professionally. Mike is the Daily Racing Form Tournament editor, as well as the host of the DRF Players' Podcast.


[01:19] How did the book come about?

[07:59] How did Peter meet Mike?

[09:31] How did the computer assisted betting in the 90’s affect Mike’s betting?

[10:11] When did Mike quit his job?

[13:36] What is track bias, and how does Mike handle it on multiple tracks?

[16:49] What is mapping routes?

[19:44] Is there a way to narrow down the candidates for looking for biases?

[21:55] The threshold for getting rebates and how much can you expect?

[23:21] Declines in the popularity of the U.S. tracks

[29:17] “The Sting” and cheating in the 21st century

[38:41] Ways where Horse racing could improve

[49:05] Tournament horse racing v.s. normal horse racing

[52:47] Resources for getting started in horse racing

[56:07] Handicapping thoroughbred horses and quarter horses
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