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This story appeared in the January 2002 issue of Esquire. See the full issue at our online archive, Esquire Classic.
I gambled only on horses. I liked the thrill of them turning into the stretch. I still like it. Except it s not as much fun when you don t need the money. It s much more fun when you re riding on the rent.
The best day I ever had at the track it could never fit the way you do this story, because it s a whole magazine piece. I m dead broke. Station I was working at had just switched to ethnic. Hired all black and we were all let go at once.