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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )1,000 to 1!: Claiming, Breeding and Racing Thoroughbreds on a Shoestring-and Beating the Oddsby: Malcolm Barr Sr.  Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 798 EAN: 9781425955830 ISBN: 1425955835 Label: AuthorHouse Manufacturer: AuthorHouse Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 216 Publication Date: October 11, 2006 Publisher: AuthorHouse Studio: AuthorHouse Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: "1,000 to 1" is an anecdotal story about the varied people--from a cabinet officer to a bell captain--who have owned inexpensive horses with the Hampshire partnerships, the people who have trained and cared for the horses, and the horses themselves. This is not a "how to" book since, during our 17 years in the business, despite business plans and racing plans and breeding plans, and, you name it, any other plans, the dynamics constantly changed, and we changed with them. Racing and breeding thoroughbreds always seem to us to be a seat of the pants enterprise, with change being a constant. It is a story about how to spin a $2,500 share into a two-year ownership involving three, four, and sometimes five cheap race horses who, somehow or other, managed to reach the winner's circle a phenomenal 20% of the time over a 17-year period, some years twice that often. It is a story of how a group of novices stumbled into breeding thoroughbreds successfully, accomplishing the near impossible--that is, seeing all the foals they sent to the races wind up in the winner's circle! It is also a story of blind faith, faith in our trainers, in our animals, and in our jockeys who give their best for our entertainment in what can be, and often is, the world's most dangerous sport. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Why Not Be The One To Beat The Odds?There is an adage in Thoroughbred racing that to become a millionaire in the sport, one must start out as a multi-millionaire. Simply, aim high and be prepared to lose serious cash while trying to hit the long homer with a special runner. Well, that scenario is not always the case. Though the book title is a bit sensational, author Malcolm Barr, Sr. provides advice for those wishing to get into the game, but have practical dreams to compete at the local track. The claiming ... Read More 
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