I picked up both books, and plan on reviewing more as time allows, but my intention or ultimate goal was to educate myself. I am still working through Puntology and have to say that I like it. It does have a bent more towards British racing but much of it is very relevent no matter where on the planet you live or what sort of racing you fancy. The ultimate goal is to become a professional gambler at the end of a year’s time and the funny thing is that the author, Michael Wilding, knows human behavior pretty well and includes a simple betting system in the beginning of the lessons since I think he figures that you’re going to want to get up and running as quickly as possible. From there he helps you to refine or create your own betting system tailored around your own interests. What I found was that, for myself, I wanted a system that was a little more granular or detailed…I wanted more in depth knowledge of some of the statistics that many of us use in handicapping a race or even remove some of the key elements of the beginners Puntology betting system that weren’t relevent to racing here in the US…that is why I picked up some books to supplement my education, so to speak.

I was actually surprised to find that the Beyer figures that so many speed handicappers live and die by that are posted in the Daily Racing Form aren’t as accurate as they might seem! It definately is a large endeavour to create your own charts but it made sense after reading these books…and what better way to create a signifcant edge than to be able to have super accurate speed figures that nobody else is privy to… (other than those that might also wish to create their own charts, which is highly unlikely in this day and age of a public that demands immediate gratification!)

The long and the short of it is, Puntology is great and it will give you a wonderful education and make you a Grade I punter within a year’s time…there is no question about that…but why not do some “extra credit” stuff to ensure that you have a signifcant edge over the rest of the punters out there and ensure that you are solidly a part of the 2-5% of punters who make money and are successful instead of hoping and praying that you aren’t a part of the remainder that fill the pockets of the upper eschelon?

SWARTZ CREEK, Mich. – A woman placed a 10-cent bet at a Michigan horse track and won $21,584, a track official says. The Michigan woman, whose name was not released, made the bet Friday at Sports Creek Raceway in Swartz Creek, about 55 miles northwest of Detroit.

She placed two 10-cent Superfecta bets on a race being simulcast from the Hollywood Park track in Inglewood, Calif. The Superfecta requires gamblers to pick the four top-finishing horses in correct order.

“One of them won,” Sports Creek general manager Chris Locking told The Detroit News.

She returned to the track Monday to collect her winnings.

“Pretty good return for 10 cents, isn’t it?” Locking said.

Many tracks nationwide have introduced such 10-cent wagers to lure more customers, Locking said.

“It’s been very successful,” he said. “Twenty-thousand doesn’t happen every day, but on a regular basis you’ll see people winning $70, $200, $500 on a dime bet.”

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Information from: The Detroit News, http://www.detnews.com

Source: Associated Press/AP Online

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I wanted to post this to show you the power of betting the exotics. I am sure that there was a longshot involved with this particular bet but I know that this article made me smile. I mean, once upon a time 21K was about what I made in a year’s time!

Perhaps you don’t want to bet trifectas or superfectas exclusively but my question to you is “why not at least dabble in exotic bets?”

When you get a chance check out the 10 Cent Superfecta System and if you think it might be for you give it a try risk- free. You’ve got nothing to lose and everything to gain.

This is why I am working on a review and testing of “10 Cent Superfecta” which is a betting system that the author says will help you become more consisitant at winning the superfecta. I’ll tell you…I’m pretty excited about this one. I mean, winning any bet is a thrilling thing but, like the author Joey Scags explains, there isn’t anything quite like winning an exotic…trifecta or superfecta! You shake and almost feel like you’ve been caught stealing or something! You can’t stop smiling and that feeling just lingers!

So with that being said, I’ll let you know how the testing goes. I have to run and look over the form for the Derby tomorrow! No…I’m not telling you who I got!

In the meantime, if you want more information on the book 10 Cent Superfecta just click on the link….lots of good information and a really great deal that Joey has there with all the bonus stuff, 30 days free access to The Horse Racing Life pick service (I’m not a big fan of pick services but if it’s free I’d check it out) Plus you can check out the 10 Cent Superfecta risk free…doesn’t get much better than that, friend.