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To: Dave Feldman who wrote (95182)3/23/2002 1:31:18 PM
From: Ralph W.  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 132070
 
Dave - That was a very interesting piece. Kind of vindicates our pursuit of the game all these years against the verbal onslaughts of being called "reprobates." The single year I decided to really test myself at the windows I wound up with a 58% net at a small midwestern track. But it was a LOT of work and very exhausting. This was before puters. I went from SA thinking I'd clean up against the hicks. Wrong! I suffered through two weeks of losing before discovering speed (as at Anita) mattered not a whit. It was all class, believe it or not, even at that cheap level. R



To: Dave Feldman who wrote (95182)3/25/2002 9:19:56 AM
From: Knighty Tin  Respond to of 132070
 
Dave, Great article. Of course, how many of us can lose $300,000 at the races without becoming emotional basket cases? <g> I would be willing to lay odds that the takeout, taxes and bad luck eventually take them all down, though there will be new, "successful" (for awhile) ones following their lead.


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