Please Hold All Tickets - Couverture souple

Cramer, Mark

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1950255093 ISBN 13 : 9781950255092

Editeur : Wordbound Media, 2021

Synopsis

If you've grappled with the existential decision "to bet or not to bet" on a horse, then you may very well find yourself in Please Hold All Tickets. This engaging story of the glorious 1980s period in thoroughbred horseracing contains the vibrancy of the racetrack, with a gut-deep view of transitions in American betting history between the 70s and 90s.

This first-ever "handicapping novel" outlines a unique way to win at the races. Join the cross-country adventure of protagonists Don Quick and Ted Sanchez as they hit the road in search of their own handicapping Shangri-La.

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Excerpts from reviews of the first printing of Please Hold All Tickets:

“I read this book by Mark Cramer called Please Hold All Tickets that changed my entire
outlook. It was a fictional story that described these two guys, who were modeled
after Don Quixote and Sancho Panza and their odyssey through racetracks all over
the country. Through their dialogue I picked up the idea of using the exacta as place
bet, and I haven't had to worry about the bills ever since.”
—Longshot Larry, as quoted in a Daily Racing Form column by Dave Litfin.

“Cramer's tale of two horseplayers proves that fiction can be an excellent vehicle for
tackling many of the problems that a serious bettor faces. In an entertaining and
informative manner, this story manages to cover the logical, psychological and
philosophical dilemmas which all astute players find themselves up against.
—Nick Willett, from Handicapper's Notebook

“Please Hold All Tickets is Kerouac with dashes of Sayles in an original new gonzo
voice. A whimsical on-the-road adventure of a Quixotic horseplayer's quest for parimutuel
nirvana.”
—Cecil Suzuki, "Man at His Best," Win Magazine, January, 1992.

“Please Hold All Tickets is a brilliant work. In its own unique way the best non-instructional
bit of handicapping instruction ever written.”
—Howard "Doc" Sartin

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wordbound Media
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1950255093
• ISBN 13: 9781950255092
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 225
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Printed by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg