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Page 183
Gee , I think to myself , how much do you have to know to race horses ? Well , before we can do anything , they sell Empire ... To tell the truth , he thinks the boy pulled the horse . So I go up there myself , and I hire Teddy Atkinson ...
Gee , I think to myself , how much do you have to know to race horses ? Well , before we can do anything , they sell Empire ... To tell the truth , he thinks the boy pulled the horse . So I go up there myself , and I hire Teddy Atkinson ...
Page 187
Well , the horse that is supposed to win has a fine lead coming down the stretch . He is all by himself , and nobody could catch him even if they wanted to . Then what happened ? The horse stumbles and breaks a leg , and that is the end ...
Well , the horse that is supposed to win has a fine lead coming down the stretch . He is all by himself , and nobody could catch him even if they wanted to . Then what happened ? The horse stumbles and breaks a leg , and that is the end ...
Page 188
I don't bet every race , only when I got a horse that looks good , and when I bet , I bet two ways - win and show - to cover myself . Now the word gets around among the boys that Joe Cago - meaning me — is doing okay at the track ...
I don't bet every race , only when I got a horse that looks good , and when I bet , I bet two ways - win and show - to cover myself . Now the word gets around among the boys that Joe Cago - meaning me — is doing okay at the track ...
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| Title | The Valachi Papers |
| Author | Peter Maas |
| Published | 1968 |
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