My $50,000 Year at the Races Quotes

“the racetrack results go through phases when certain methods succeed and certain methods fail.”
― Andrew Beyer, My $50,000 Year at the Races

“Trainers tended to perform with the same degree of effectiveness at various Saratoga meetings,”
― Andrew Beyer, My $50,000 Year at the Races

“I beat Saratoga for the first time, and I felt that I had come of age as a horseplayer.”
― Andrew Beyer, My $50,000 Year at the Races

“There is an intimacy about the place that makes it unique among America’s racetracks.”
― Andrew Beyer, My $50,000 Year at the Races

“I feel a rush of excitement whenever I get near the track.”
― Andrew Beyer, My $50,000 Year at the Races

“I had to recognize when a race meeting was offering me little promise so that I could bail out early.”
― Andrew Beyer, My $50,000 Year at the Races

“I was committing the most amateurish of errors—escalating my wagers in an attempt to get even—but”
― Andrew Beyer, My $50,000 Year at the Races

“But this was Saratoga, which I love even during the bad times;”
― Andrew Beyer, My $50,000 Year at the Races

“If this had been any other racetrack, I would have packed my bags and left.”
― Andrew Beyer, My $50,000 Year at the Races

“There was no reason to get upset over one missed opportunity when so many more lay ahead.”
― Andrew Beyer, My $50,000 Year at the Races