Re: Bailey Profile (581 Views)
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Date: January 20, 2006 04:16PM
I will add two pretty good ones:
I just read "Horseplayers" by Ted McClelland. The guy spends a year at the track in Chicago. I can't say it gave me much in the way of handicapping insight, but I enjoyed it and it made me feel...normal for enjoying horse racing.
I'm in the middle of one now that is really different...it's called "Laughing In The Hills" by Bill Barich. Again, the emphasis is on life around the track instead of handicapping. Barich is unique as a racing writer as he's able to wax poetic and convey nuts and bolts at the same time.