Godspeed Old Friend

[Chuckles_the_Clown2]

I read in the online DRF that Richard Carter died. He was 89 so he lived a full life. He was an accomplished writer, but I knew him under his pen name of Tom Ainslie. Among other things, I wish I\'d had the chance to ask him why he chose that moniker. \"Mr. Ainslie\" wrote what I consider to be the best single piece of literature upon Thoroughbred Handicapping. He titled it: \"Ainslie\'s Complete Guide to Thoroughbred Racing.\"

The newbies here will learn in their own manner and regardless are bound to take their lumps along the way, but if I was asked my opinion upon how to make the development the least painful I would suggest reading the cited book at least once. If you take that lesson and couple it with understanding what Beyer wrote regarding Making Figures and then incorporate the concepts gleaned from Thorograph you will be in an excellent position to not only win, but to see deep inside.

Because of you, I can do whatever I waaaaant
I can bet... whichever I chooooooose

I have eaten my dinner in a fancy restauraaaaaaant
Now...nothing can take away your...clues.

Cause nothing compares...
Noth..ing compares...to you.

http://www.drf.com/news/article/88382.html

Plech has three going today, two on grass. He must think he\'s Michael Dickensen.

[marcus]

I had an opportunity to meet Mr. Ainsile some years ago , he was one of the best  people and most knowledgeable handicappers around . My deepest heartfelt sympathies to Carter Family ...

[stillinger]

I admired the work, but I admit that when I saw it upon separation from the US Army in 1968, I was unnerved. If you went to the track everyday (that\'s how you get drafted) before that, and had a decent memory and were willing to relocate in the winter to FL or LA or SoCal, you had all the edge required. Binoculars and the willingness to make chart books put you over. Then Beyer, etc. Now elegant numbers that anyone can buy. I would never start now.

The lady that edited the book, Annie, loaned my wife and I her Trans Am one week end, and I bought one the following Monday. That was more fun that Mr. Carter educating the public - if I had known Native Americans and Governments were going to contest the wagering dollar, I might have been suicidal.

This endeavor has been made as difficult as \"adults\" said it was going to be, but when it was the only game in town, and you could go everyday, it was the nuts.
\"Tom Ainslie\" changed the game, that is for absolutely certain.

[devilinahorsesuit]

According to the Times obit, he took the name \"ainslie\" from a bottle of booze. don\'t know what kind, but I\'m sure it was \"classy\"! Have any posters read any of his books under his real name? Just curious--

[Boscar Obarra]

Possibly this

http://www.isleofwine.com.au/shop/images/Whisky%20Batch%201%20IOW041.jpg

 I knew Richard Carter through Howard Rowe, whom he was friends with.  He was a gentleman.

 I think I annoyed him one day when he broached the subject of fixed odds wagering (many years ago) and I said I don\'t think you could do it without bookmaking of some sort.

 I don\'t recall if he had the current \'Betfair\' man to man wagering in mind, but he was certainly thinking about it (this was 30+ years ago)