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SUMMARY
Final part in our Steve Ahern series
JEERS OR CHEERS? (Part 4)
Steve Ahern was one of Britain's greatest professional punters. He made a fortune in the 1940s and '50s and lived a life of luxury in Majorca. This is the final part of our series of extracts from his out-of-print book Riches From Races. Last month, Ahern told how he planned a major betting coup on a horse called Three Cheers to win the big Cesarewitch Handicap. The story continues ...
SUMMARY
More exploits of the tycoon pro Steve Ahern
FOUR YEARS OF SMASH-HIT WINS (Part 3)
Steve Ahern was one of Britain's greatest punters. He was making millions of pounds in profits back in the 50's and 60's from his betting forays and rose from being a penniless schoolboy betting in pennies to multi-millionaire status, living in luxury on the Isle of Majorca.
This is our third extract from his book Riches From Horses, published in 1964 (now out of print).
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Battling the ups and downs of daily betting
ACTION AND LAYOFF STRATEGY
There’s a time to play and a time to take a break. This is the advice I was given a long time ago in regards to punting.
The man who passed on the words of wisdom knew what he was talking about. He’d had several tries at betting on a professional basis and after going “under” a couple of times, he finally got it right, and when I chatted with him he was traveling strongly and making plenty.
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The Steve Ahern Story
14 MONTHS OF BAD LUCK (Part 2)
Steve Ahern was one of Britain’s greatest punters. He won a massive fortune and rose from being a penniless schoolboy to living a life of luxury in a mansion on the island of Majorca. This is our second extract from his book Riches From Horses, published in 1964 (now out of print).
Not for nothing do gamblers sing: "Luck be my lady tonight". It is no washerwoman’s tale that you can be in luck or out of luck in racing.
SUMMARY
He started off with 5 cents and then . . .
I WON MILLIONS AND NEVER LOST MY SHIRT (Part 1)
Steve Ahern was one of Britain’s greatest punters. He won a massive fortune and rose from being a penniless schoolboy to living a life of luxury in a mansion on the island of Majorca. This extract is from his book Riches From Horses, published in 1964 (now out of print).
I only had sixpence in the world when I started backing horses, and I lost it. But I have gone on to earn millions of pounds without ever losing my shirt.
