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Page 181
And comfortably off with his income from the numbers , loan - sharking , his dress
factory and restaurant , he decided to take a Aing at racing horses . It is probably
the only thing he ever did for the pure pleasure of it . During my interviews with ...
And comfortably off with his income from the numbers , loan - sharking , his dress
factory and restaurant , he decided to take a Aing at racing horses . It is probably
the only thing he ever did for the pure pleasure of it . During my interviews with ...
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 , and one ...
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 , and one ...
Page 190
I try to explain that the first race Armagnac will run in is just a test . It ain ' t meant
for him to win . She don ' t understand . She says to me , “ Why are you going to
race him if you don ' t think he can win ? " I try to explain , but she still doesn ' t get
...
I try to explain that the first race Armagnac will run in is just a test . It ain ' t meant
for him to win . She don ' t understand . She says to me , “ Why are you going to
race him if you don ' t think he can win ? " I try to explain , but she still doesn ' t get
...
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| Title | The Valachi Papers |
| Author | Peter Maas |
| Published | 1968 |
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