Deborah Durkin
This is the story of Bea and her memories of working on a thoroughbred racetrack for 20 years.
8 of them on the backstretch with the horses. 12 in the grandstand restaurants with the two-legged.
It describes how she got there and why she left.
It was frustrating work. Backbreaking, heartbreaking, and addicting that she found a way to navigate with determination, irreverence, and humor.
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You can find "You Wanna Bet" as an ebook, or on Amazon.com in paperback.
About Me
Deborah Durkin is a writer today. Yesterday's saw me waiting tables, selling musical instruments, and working with racehorses. A lover of animals. Vegan to a fault in their defense. A mother, grand and great.
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You Wanna Bet, is a book I've written about the experience working on a Thoroughbred race track. 8 years with the horses on the back stretch, and another 12 in the racetracks grandstand restaurants.
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I'm currently working on The Book Of Deborah, a blog, which explores speciesism, religious texts, humanity, and anything that itches me deep in the cracks.
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I have an advanced degree in surviving the "School of Life."
I'm a thoughtful starter, tireless worker, and magnificent finisher thanks to a loving and faithful family who have endured, inspired, and promoted my life.
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