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"Big Mac" O'Reilly is the one the most recognizable sports handicapping figures in the nation. O'Reilly, at 6 foot 6 inches and 260 pounds, seems to be a formidable mountain of a man. His recognizability is mostly regarded by his appearances on Sports Handicapping TV Shows since September of 1985.

Big Mac started his sports handicapping career clocking horses at the Santa Anita, Delmar, and Hollywood Park racetracks. He later signed on clocking horses for a Horse Race Handicapping firm and did radio work in the LA area.

O'Reilly, whose nickname is "Big Mac" was well regarded in the horse racing industry as a handicapper who clocked his own horses and was known for shocking long-shot payouts. On hundreds of occasions, O'Reilly appeared on horse racing radio shows with his "Longshot of the Day" that clicked at an alarmingly strong winning percentage.

O'Reilly left the horse race handicapping scene in 1983.

In 1985 Big Mac appeared on local Los Angeles based TV Sports Handicapping shows and did TV in the Los Angeles area until 1990 and also had his own Radio shows in Los Angeles.

In 1991, he moved to New York. While there, he did numerous TV shows and also appeared on television as a host as well as a handicapper.

In 1996 O'Reilly moved back west, this time to Las Vegas, where he was the host on his own Nationwide TV Show.

All in all, in Big Mac O'Reilly's 27 years on national television, he has done more than 1600 sports handicapping TV Shows, unprecedented for longevity in the sports gaming industry.

Big Mac O'Reilly is the epitome of Sports Handicapping, while others come and go, change names, change companies, etc, O'Reilly's longevity in the industry is astute and well respected by sports gamblers and sports handicappers alike.

O'Reilly , still young in his 50's, now resides in San Jose Costa Rica.