A friend faxed to me a page from the new Sports Illustrated, with an excerpt from Pete Rose's book:

"Throughout my adult life,I still thought of myself as an average Joe. When I went to the track, I felt the same excitement I had as a kid. Even though I became famous, I could walk into the clubhouse at any track in the country and be equal to anyone else. Whether a guy is a $2 or $2,000 bettor, we'll share the same information. We may not stand in the same line to place our bets at the window, but we'll talk about track bias and speed figures, and Derby and Breeders' Cup prospects. We'll be talking the same language. And when it comes to gambling on horses, everyone has his own system-- whether it's Thoro-Graph sheets or just plain old superstition. None are foolproof. That's why they call it gambling. If it were a sure thing, it wouldn't be any fun."

At least he didn't say "I owe it all to Thoro-Graph".

Some years ago we had some dealings with the guy who used to own Turfway, whose name I have forgotten, and who used to send it through the windows pretty good. When the Rose stuff broke, part of the story was that this guy and Pete had hit some sign jobs together. Other than that, this is news to me.



TGJB