Chapter 38

           LuckilyIhadautoinsurancethatpaidforarentalcar.IdroveKatherinetotheracetrackinit.WesatinthesundeckatHollywoodParknearthestretchturn.Katherinesaidshedidn’twanttobetbutItookherinsideandshowedherthetoteboardandthebettingwindows.

           Iput5winona7to2shotwithearlylick,myfavoritekindofhorse.Ialwaysfiguredifyou’regoingtoloseyoumightaswellloseinfront;youhadtheracewonuntilsomebodybeatyou.Thehorsewentwiretowire,pullingawayattheend.Itpaid$9.40andIwas$17.50ahead.

           ThenextracesheremainedinherseatwhileIwenttomakemybet.WhenIcamebackshepointedtoamantworowsbelowus."Seethatmanthere?"

           "Yes."

           "Hetoldmehewon$2,000yesterdayandthathe’s$25,000aheadforthemeet."

           "Don’tyouwanttobet?Maybeweallcanwin."

           "Ohno,Idon’tknowanythingaboutit."

           "It’ssimple:yougivethemadollarandtheygiveyou84centsback.It’scalledthe’take.Thestateandthetracksplititabouteven.Theydon’tcarewhowinstherace,theirtakeisoutofthetotalmutualpool."

           Inthesecondracemyhorse,the8to5favorite,ransecond.Alongshothadnosedmeatthewire.Itpaid$45.80.

           ThemantworowsdownturnedandlookedatKatherine."Ihadit,"hetoldher,"Ihadtenonthenose."

           "Oooh,"shetoldhim,smiling,"that’sgood."

           Iturnedtothethirdrace,anaffairfor2-year-oldmaidencoltsandgeldings.At5minutestopostIcheckedthetoteandwenttobet.

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