Customer Review: P.T. Barnum was right when he said there was a sucker born every minute. Question; If those in the racing industry want to really put this gambling gimmick on the up and up, let us move the highest handicapped horse on the inside rail allowing supposedly the worst horse (based on the bookmakers odds... more info
Customer Review: I really enjoyed this book. I went to Delaware Park yesterday and lost about as much as a usually do. However, I felt much more comfortable reading the racing form and making bets.
Customer Review: My father enjoys reading about the horse racing so I thought this would be a good book for him. And he enjoyed it! Good book if you like reading about past races. Photo's were good too.
Customer Review: I'm a "mystery" fan and this book kept my attention. I really enjoyed gaining knowledge of the horse-racing industry. I only wish there were more stories in this book. The book ended too soon.
Customer Review: I wish I could rate this item, but the fact of the matter is that I still haven't received it even though I was told via e-mail confirmation that it was shipped over a month ago. According to recent reviews of the seller from whom I ordered it, this particular individual, truthwarrior out of... more info
Customer Review: Hello there,
I paid for this item, got the email confirming the shipment... but never got the book itself!!! Can anyone explain me what happened?
Thanks a lot in advance.
Customer Review: As someone originally from Boston, having spent many afternoons at Suffolk Downs, I'm a little bit biased. However, I found this book to be extremely interesting and very well written. While many books like this are written as advertisements, Mr. Thornton has no problem in exposing some of the less... more info
Customer Review: Compared to William Nack's incredible earlier treatise (Secretariat: The Making of a Champion), Mr. Scanlan's book is like Sham compared to Secretariat. Sham was a good horse, Secretariat was incomparable. Nack's prose is riveting and unbelievably rich in detail, perspective and nuance-- the best... more info
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