The Gambler and the Bug Boy 1939 Los Angeles and the Untold Story of a Horse Racing Fix |
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| Author:
| Christgau, John |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8032-7170-8 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of Nebraska Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $26.40 |
Book Description:
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Scandal on the Turf!"" the Los Angeles Times proclaimed. It was October 1940, a mere few months after Seabiscuit had won the Santa Anita Derby, and now this bombshell: ""Six Jockeys Admit Horse Races Fixed."" The Gambler and the Bug Boy recounts this dark chapter in horse racing history.
Scandal on the Turf!"" the Los Angeles Times proclaimed. It was October 1940, a mere few months after Seabiscuit had won the Santa Anita Derby, and now this bombshell: ""Six Jockeys Admit Horse Races Fixed."" The Gambler and the Bug Boy recounts this dark chapter in horse racing history.