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Bad mood rising

By Jay Cronley
Special to ESPN.com

Monday, August 24, 2009

This one is aimed at showing the importance of a mental state in horse race handicapping. On the way to bet a horse I loved, I couldn't find my car key, which is not so much a key in the traditional sense as it is a fob, a chunky round piece of hard rubber that houses a tiny computer. This car-starter fob is too bulky to go on a key ring and is usually carried by itself. So I called the car dealership and explained the situation. "Oh no," the service attendant said. Thinking that he was talk ...

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