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INTRODUCTION

ABOUT THE AUTHOR MARCEL, THE RACING CONSULTANT RACING GREYHOUNDS MAGAZINE WHY I SHOW YOU PROOF OF MY OWN AND MY PLAYER’S RESULTS

HISTORY OF GREYHOUND RACING THE HISTORY OF GREYHOUND RACING THE TYPICAL ROUTINE FOR A GREYHOUND ON RACE DAY A LITTLE FUN FACT.. WELL AS LONG AS YOU ARE NOT THE MONKEY!

THE VERY BASICS HOW TO READ THE RACING PROGRAM GREYHOUND TRACK ABBREVIATIONS TRACK DISTANCES GRADING SYSTEM ~ GRADING RULES GREYHOUND RACING JACKETS/SILKS

TYPE OF BETS UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENT TYPE OF BETS WHAT ARE WIN BETS WHAT ARE PLACE BETS WHAT ARE SHOW BETS WHAT ARE DAILY DOUBLE BETS WHAT ARE QUINIELA BETS WHAT ARE DOUBLE QUINIELA OR BIG Q BETS WHAT ARE PERFECTA/EXACTA BETS WHAT ARE PICK 3 BETS WHAT ARE PICK 4 BETS WHAT ARE PICK 5 BETS WHAT ARE PICK 6 BETS WHAT ARE TRIFECTA BETS WHAT ARE SUPERFECTA BETS WHAT ARE TWIN-TRI JACKPOTS WHAT ARE TRI-SUPER JACKPOTS TWIN-TRI/TRI-SUPER TYPE – CARRYOVER NO CAP TWIN-TRI/TRI-SUPER TYPE – CARRYOVER WITH CAP TWIN-TRI/TRI-SUPER TYPE – MANDATORY FORCE-OUT DATE TWIN-TRI/TRI-SUPER TYPE – ROLLING/NO FORCE/NO CAP TWIN-TRI/TRI-SUPER PAYOUT TYPES – SHARE ALL POOL TWIN-TRI/TRI-SUPER PAYOUT TYPES – CLOSEST NUMBER TWIN-TRI RACES AND PAYOUT TRI-SUPER RACES AND PAYOUT WHAT IS “THE NIGHT OF STARS”?

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BET COST AND HOW TO CALCULATE THEM ODDS AND INDICATED PAYOFFS (ON A $2.00 BET) HOW TO PLACE A BET COST OF YOUR BETS COST OF QUINIELA BOXED COST OF QUINIELA WHEEL COST OF PERFECTA/EXACTA BOXED COST OF PERFECTA/EXACTA WHEEL COST OF TRIFECTA BOXED COST OF TRIFECTA KEY COST OF TRIFECTA WHEEL AND PART WHEEL COST OF SUPERFECTA BOXED COST OF SUPERFECTA WHEEL AND PART WHEEL COST OF A PICK 3 COST OF A PICK 4 COST OF A PICK 5 COST OF A PICK 6

FUNDEMENTAL BASICS DESIGNATED SYMBOLS IN GREYHOUND RACING HOW TO READ YOUR TICKETS TICKET ABBREVIATIONS AND THEIR MEANINGS READING THE RACING RESULTS GRADING SYSTEM USED AT EACH GREYHOUND TRACK TRACK DISTANCES USED AT EACH GREYHOUND TRACK WHAT ARE THE GREYHOUNDS CHASING? WHY DO GREYHOUNDS WEAR MUZZLES? CAN THE GREYHOUNDS BE SWITCHED TO RUN A RACE? WHAT IS “THE BERTILLON CARD” RACE TRACK SURFACE A GREYHOUND’S RACING CAREER GREYHOUND ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY GREYHOUND RUNNING STRIDE GREYHOUND APPEARANCE GREYHOUND COLORS LIST OF GREYHOUND COAT COLORS GREYHOUND HALL OF FAME

ONLINE RACING & WAGERING ONLINE WAGERING SERVICE TO USE FROM EACH US STATE/OVERSEAS IS PLAYING ONLINE SAFE? ONLINE WAGERING TRACKS AVAILABLE FROM EACH SERVICE GREYHOUND TRACK WEBSITES GREYHOUND TRACKS THAT OFFER ONLINE LIVE RACING

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GREYHOUND RACING AROUND THE WORLD GREYHOUND RACING AROUND THE WORLD PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING IN THE USA WAGERING TERMS IN THE USA AND OVERSEAS BOOKMAKER / BOOKIES OUTSIDE THE USA USA RACING PROGRAM vs. AUSTALIA RACING PROGRAM USA RACING PROGRAM vs. NEW ZEALAND RACING PROGRAM USA RACING PROGRAM vs. UNITED KINGDOM [UK] RACING PROGRAM USA RACING PROGRAM vs. IRELAND RACING PROGRAM USA RACING PROGRAM vs. DENMARK RACING PROGRAM USA RACING PROGRAM vs. SWEDEN RACING PROGRAM USA RACING PROGRAM vs. ENGLAND RACING PROGRAM USA RACING PROGRAM vs. CHINA RACING PROGRAM

GREYHOUND RACE TRACKS AROUND THE USA GREYHOUND RACE TRACKS STATUS GREYHOUND RACE TRACKS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES (MAP)

ALL ABOUT THE 1/8TH CALL

WHERE IS THE 1/8TH CALL POSITION ON THE TRACK? THE POWER OF THE 1/8TH CALL PHOENIX ~ Saturday, February 28, 2009 - Evening GULF GREYHOUND PARK ~ Saturday, February 28, 2009 - Evening DAYTONA BEACH ~ Saturday, February 28, 2009 - Evening PALM BEACH ~ Saturday, February 28, 2009 - Evening DERBY LANE ~ Saturday, February 28, 2009 - Evening BIRMINGHAM ~ Saturday, February 28, 2009 - Evening DAIRYLAND ~ Saturday, February 28, 2009 - Evening NAPLES FORT-MYERS ~ Saturday, February 28, 2009 - Evening JACKSONVILLE ~ Saturday, February 28, 2009 - Evening TWIN RIVER “LINCOLN” ~ Saturday, February 28, 2009 - Afternoon MARDI GRAS ~ Saturday, February 28, 2009 - Evening MELBOURNE ~ Saturday, February 28, 2009 - Evening MOBILE ~ Saturday, February 28, 2009 - Evening RAYNHAM/TAUNTON ~ Saturday, February 28, 2009 - Evening SOUTHLAND ~ Saturday, February 28, 2009 - Evening VICTORYLAND ~ Saturday, February 28, 2009 - Evening WHEELING DOWNS ~ Saturday, February 28, 2009 - Evening BLUFFS RUN ~ Saturday, February 28, 2009 - Evening SANFORD-ORLANDO ~ Saturday, February 28, 2009 - Evening TRI-STATE ~ Saturday, February 28, 2009 - Evening VALLEY ~ Saturday, February 28, 2009 - Evening EBRO ~ Saturday, February 28, 2009 - Evening FLAGLER ~ Sunday, March 1, 2009 - Afternoon JEFFERSON COUNTY ~ Monday, March 2, 2009 - Evening TEST TO 1/8TH CALL ADVANTAGE FOR YOURSELF THE 1/8TH CALL IS THE KEY TO WINNING CONSISTENTLY HOW DO YOU FIND THE 1ST OR 2ND GREYHOUNDS TO THE 1/8TH CALL? THE CHEF ALONE KNOWS THE SECRET RECIPE © 2010 Copyrighted Material property of TRC, The Racing Consultant LLC.

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REGARDING STARTING BOXES

STARTING BOX ADVANTAGE/MYTH AT 5-16TH DISTANCES STARTING BOX ADVANTAGE/MYTH AT 3-8TH DISTANCES STARTING BOX #1 ADVANTAGE STARTING BOX ADVANTAGE GREYHOUNDS RUN BETTER IN THEIR FAVORITE STARTING BOX

MYTHS AND FALSE BELIEFS WHY ODDS ARE TOTALLY USELESS! BETTING THE “FAVORITE” IN THE RACE ABOUT TIP SHEETS FEMALE vs. MALE GREYHOUND ADVANTAGE GREYHOUNDS DROPPING IN GRADES THE “I PLAY ONLY ONE TRACK” MYTH KENNELS TRAINERS OWNERS RACES ARE FIXED BY THE RACE TRACK TO MAKE MONEY THE MORE INFORMATION ON A GREYHOUND THE BETTER THE MORE RACES I PLAY THE BETTER MY CHANCES, RIGHT? WRONG! FASTEST TIME IS THE BEST CRITERIA USED IN HANDICAPPING LOSING STREAKS DO GREYHOUNDS RUN FASTER IN THE EVENING OR AFTERNOON? DO YOU READ THE GREYHOUNDS “BODY LANGUAGE”? WHY DO YOU PLAY HEAVY FAVORITES? THE HEAVY FAVORITE ALWAYS LOSES WHEN I PLAY THEM COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR HANDICAPPING USING STATS AND AVERAGES AWARDING POINTS TAKING NOTES DURING RACE WATCHING VIDEO REPLAYS UTILIZING “PROPRIETARY HANDICAPPING WEIGHTING FORMULAS”? PICKING LONG SHOT WINNERS USING POTENTIAL TIME IN HANDICAPPING Z-SCORES THIS CAN’T BE SERIOUS! I PREFER TO HAVE AN “A+” RACE TIME AVERAGES USED IN HANDICAPPING RACE TIME AVERAGES AND WHY THEY DON’T WORK DATABASE USES TOO MANY PAST PERFORMANCE LINES, IT’S USELESS! T O O MANY PAST PERF ORMANCE LINES – RACE TIMES T O O MANY PAST PERF ORMANCE LINES – GRADES T O O MANY PAST PERF ORMANCE LINES – SAME STARTING BOX

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CRAZY AND WHACKY THINGS GAMBLERS DO EGOITIS… THE “I CAN DO IT MYSELF” DISEASE LEARN TO PLAY ON A PRO LEVEL BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE! I CALL THIS ONE “THE CRAZY COLOR CHART” I CALL THIS ONE “A STITCH IN TIME DOESN’T SAVE A DIME!” I CALL THIS ONE “THE MAGIC MARKER FRENZY” I CALL THIS ONE “THE SCRIBBLE ON EVERYTHING SYSTEM” I CALL THIS ONE “THE HUGS & KISSES” CHART I CALL THIS ONE “3 YEARS GONE, THAT’S ODD” I CALL THIS ONE “THE FANTASY PROGRAM” ✭ #✭ ❍ ✭ ❍# I CALL THIS ONE “ANATOMY ~ MAN’S BEST FRIEND AND YOU”

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT THINK OF GAMBLING AS A WAR! WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH $24.00? DO YOU BREAK EVEN OR LOSE A LITTLE BIT EACH YEAR? HOW MUCH MONEY HAVE YOU LOST THIS WEEK? HOW MUCH MONEY HAVE YOU LOST THIS MONTH? ALL ABOUT TROUBLE, TRAFFIC, BUMPS AND CRASHES! KNOWING WHEN TO PASS A RACE HANDICAPPING THE RACE... NOT THE GREYHOUND! MONEY MANAGEMENT (the key to making profit right?) WRONG! GREYHOUNDS ARE ANIMALS, NOT ROBOTS! EVERYTHING WORKS SOMETIMES WHAT PART OF THE TRACK IS “INSIDE, MIDDLE, WIDE AND OUTSIDE”? ABOUT CHARTWRITER COMMENTS CHARTWRITER COMMENTS ARE MOSTLY INACCURATE CHARTWRITER COMMENTS TO DETERMINE RUNNING STYLE? SO WHAT WOULD MAKE CHARTWRITER COMMENTS USABLE? CAN YOU TEACH AN OLD GREYHOUND NEW TRICKS? TRACK & FIELD IS LIKE GREYHOUND RACING GREYHOUND RACING IS VERY SIMILAR TO POKER GRADE M IS BETTER TO PLAY THAN HIGHER GRADES LIKE A OR AA WHY GAMBLERS GAMBLE KNOWING THEY WILL ALMOST ALWAYS LOSE! WHY CAN’T I WIN AT THE RACES? WHY ARE PEOPLE SUCCESSFUL? IF THE TRACK IS SLOW DO YOU REFRAIN FROM BETTING? DO YOU FIND THAT IT IS EASIER TO HANDICAP ON CERTAIN DAYS? WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR BANKROLL GETS LOW SHOULD YOU PLAY EVERY RACE? WHAT DO I NEED TO BE EFFECTIVE? SHOULD I SET A GOAL FOR MYSELF WHEN GAMBLING? DON’T GET DISTRACTED WHEN HANDICAPPING? HOW MUCH MONEY SHOULD I TAKE WITH ME TO THE TRACK? WHAT ABOUT BAD LUCK AND UNLUCKY PEOPLE? CAN I GET RICH GAMBLING ON GREYHOUNDS? WHAT ABOUT A GREYHOUND’S RACING FORM? I JUST WANT TO PLAY FOR FUN THE “W” FACTOR WEATHER AND TRACK CONDITION © 2010 Copyrighted Material property of TRC, The Racing Consultant LLC.

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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT EACH POOL AND BET TYPES WIN / PLACE / SHOW – W/P/S QUINIELA PERFECTA/EXACTA PICK 3 PICK 4 PICK 6 TRIFECTA BETTING TRIFECTA STRAIGHT TRIFECTA KEY TRIFECTA BOX TRIFECTA WHEEL TRIFECTA PART WHEELS SUPERFECTA BETTING SUPERFECTA STRAIGHT SUPERFECTA KEY SUPERFECTA BOX SUPERFECTA WHEEL SUPERFECTA PART WHEELS

TRACK POOL PAYOUT AVERAGES AND POOLS TO PLAY TRACK POOL PAYOUT AVERAGES SHOW PLACE WIN QUINIELA PERFECTA/EXACTA TRIFECTA SUPERFECTA

WORDS OF WISDOM

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WHAT SERVICES DOES THE RACING CONSULTANT OFFER? WHY ARE YOUR TRAINING PROGRAMS SO EXPENSIVE? I’VE BOUGHT MANY SYSTEMS, BUT NEVER PAID THAT MUCH? STOP TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OUT OF NONSENSE! PROGRAM #4 : HOME STUDY COURSE PROGRAM #3 : SEMINARS PROGRAM #2 : PRO TRAINING PROGRAM PROGRAM #1 : NETTWORK PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM WHAT DO I GET WHEN I PURCHASE THE WOFS SPEED METHOD? WOFSWORLD! USING WOFS OVERSEAS OUR WOFSMEN RESULTS CHARTS, PARTIAL LIST IN CLOSING, TRC’S COMMENTS & ADVICE

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DEDICATION This book is dedicated to my brilliant, sweet & beautiful wife Karen without whom I would be lost! She’s always there for me, and she never complains or interferes, asks nothing, and endures all.

She also writes my dedications! © 2010 Copyrighted Material property of TRC, The Racing Consultant LLC.