Free · Duke's Playbook

The three fundamentals behind 30 years in the game.

Anyone can hand you a horse. What keeps you in this game is everything around it. Duke Matties put the three things he's built his career on into one short guide, in his own words.

The cover of Duke's Playbook: Duke Matties at the rail at dusk

What's inside

Simple things. The first ones people forget.

01

Mindset

The five minute rule, and how Duke gets back in the zone after a race gets away from him.

02

Money management

The simple number that keeps you in the game long enough for your opinion to pay.

03

Structure

How Duke ranks every horse A, B or C, and builds his plays so being right pays more than once.

Who is Duke

Duke Matties has played this game for thirty years.

  • 30years in the game
  • 19×NHC qualifier
  • Mostall-time NHC cashes

Every race day he's in the Members' Room with everyday horseplayers, working the card out loud and answering questions. The Playbook is where that starts.

Free · Duke's Playbook

Five minutes with Duke's fundamentals.
Yours to keep.

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