The Gambler and the Bug Boy: 1939 Los Angeles and the Untold Story of a Horse Racing Fix

by John Christgau

Blurb

An account of a dark chapter in American horse racing history documents the scandal that ensued in 1939 and 1940 Los Angeles when notorious L.A. bookmaker Bernard "Big" Mooney threatened young jockeys if they did not fix races, with the unwilling assistance of Albert Siler, a young apprentice rider manipulated by the criminal gambler.

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