Gambling For Life: The Man Who Won Millions And Spent Every Penny

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It wasn't after the '07 World Cup, but instead in 2013, when he was bankrupt having attempted to set up Coventry as a Mecca for British greyhound racing. Twelve years ago Findlay could shrug off catastrophe but many of his non-gambling friends were wounded. Findlay says he wrote the book for a second reason, and it is the first question he asks me: "did you laugh?

There was an appreciative roar as Denman's jockey Ruby Walsh positioned the favourite perfectly to take up the running as the field went out into the country, pile on the pressure and make the race a true test of stamina. Findlay is most recognisable as the part-owner of Denman, the 2008 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, but within eighteen months of that success, Findlay was shunned from the sport. That was in 2008 which happened to be the last time our yard was savaged with a virus and sick horses stared at me through bloodshot eyes and snotty noses. Of course, I hoped we'd win, because I couldn't bring myself to think I'd ever have another favourite at Cheltenham, but it still wasn't my place.The race was set up as a duel between Denman and Black Jack Ketchum – two horses of immense potential. Danny Baker was born in Deptford, South East London in June 1957, and from an early age was involved in magazine journalism, with the founding of fanzine Sniffin' Glue alongside friend Mark Perry. When he first ran a betting slip through his fingers as a 16-year-old, Harry said he had been handed the keys to the Magic Kingdom.

Charles Covell Robert Pyle Wilbur Stout Quimby Matthews Horace Mcfarland Fred Edmunds Miller Jon Otto Johnson Stephen Hamblin Hugh Findlay Middleton Edwin Steffek Alex Laurie Jenkins Pfister William Benton Joseph Jeans Snoddy Carrie Dozier Roy Shepherd Smith Harry Lindley Lea Newman Herbert Martin Gale Robinson Greenlaw Miller Wann Massey Underhill Rankin Adams Sumner C. Garrulous and gregarious, Findlay is coarse but coruscating company: his speech burbles along at a million miles a minute, peppered with mentions of betting markets, triumphs, disasters filtered through cockney slang. Harry knew that Barber didn't make extravagant predictions, and as usual when he spoke, he listened carefully to every word. However, due to the aforementioned remarks about writing style – it’s not going to be to everyone’s liking. I was so cold I marched straight into the restaurant and devoured two of the racecourse's biggest beef pies," Harry said.He mentions Hove dogs a few times, what shines through is his absolute love of Greyhound Racing, what that man doesn’t know about dog racing almost certainly isn’t worth knowing. Most fascinating of all, Harry tells how he has survived and continues to work his magic in the gambling world, and still believes in his own special talent to read sports events and to continue to stay one step ahead of the internet companies that flood our minds with the temptation to risk so much. We enjoyed the book although lost interest in the final stages, mainly due to the authors writing style. Harry is a ‘heart on his sleeve’ character which gives the book its honesty but it is also interesting, factual and funny.

N." by Harry Harrison; "Game for Motel Room" by Fritz Leiber; "Science: You, Too, Can Speak Gaelic" by Isaac Asimov; "Zack With His Scar" by Sydney Van Scyoc. Dogs are his major passion, although he has had long, lucrative romances with horse racing, snooker, tennis, football, and rugby league. I am sure if those in charge of today's BHA were in charge back then, Harry would have been treated very differently.Don’t know if he still owes or is still owed (or neither) but he appears to have drawn stumps gambling-wise, giving us a perhaps a salutary lesson in the nature of the game.