Scared Money

Pretty sure this story was about a person in real life. IT MAYBE YOU!!! Good read... I'd recommend it... I'm not even a "Cramer-esque" handicapper. Mike

Mark Cramer instructs the reader about the development of a professional horseplayer in SCARED MONEY. Through the fictional device of a character named Matt, who is a jazz musician as well as a horseplayer, he shows the psychological struggle often required to be a professional. The book contains a few tips on picking horses, but mostly it contains tips on how to be a serious horseplayer. SCARED MONEY, which seems almost autobiographical, is a series of stories about dealing with the biggest opponent of all: yourself. In a way, Mr. Cramer's book is a larger lesson in Life, where maturity, patience and believing in yourself are ultimate values. SCARED MONEY would make a great gift for a horseplaying friend or family member.

I have played the races with some success for more than 30 years. It is a humbling experience. This book is a winner. The short stories will catch the heart of anyone who has shared experiences of winning and more often than not losing. Packed into Cramer's stories are great tidbits of what playing the races is all about. An extremely well written and entertaining anthology of racetrack stories.

Mark Cramer has written a literate and wise book concerning the journey of a man to succeed in an unusaul occupation: a gambler who bets on horse races. This book is well written and is at its center a novel about the battles we all fight within ourselves. The protagonist fights his own self destructive influences as he searches for a path "with a heart."