anyone know this book? is horse racing generally considered beatable with the fees/breakage/etc.??
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?s...A&pid=20601093
Veitch Is ‘Enemy Number One’ to Bookies: Joe Saumarez-Smith
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Commentary by Joe Saumarez-Smith
May 15 (Bloomberg) -- Patrick Veitch has made 10 million pounds ($15 million) profit in eight years from betting on British horseracing. He’s one of the most successful bettors in the world and bookies try to avoid taking his bets.
He lives a comfortable life in a large house in the English countryside. Veitch’s helicopter sits in the garden, ready to take him to any one of the country’s 59 racecourses.
But, as he details in “Enemy Number One,” his autobiography published last month, being a professional gambler has its downsides.