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The Gambler and the Bug Boy: 1939 Los Angeles and the Untold Story of a Horse Racing Fix John Christgau Reprint edition
The Gambler and the Bug Boy: 1939 Los Angeles and the Untold Story of a Horse Racing Fix
John Christgau
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.
280 pages, 14 photographs
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | November 1, 2013 |
| ISBN13 | 9780803271708 |
| Publishers | University of Nebraska Press |
| Pages | 280 |
| Dimensions | 140 × 216 × 20 mm · 340 g |
| Language | English |
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