Plus Three from Patrick Reusse

May 3, 2014 — 10:38pm

PLUS THREE FROM PATRICK

Favorite Canterbury characters through the years:

The Swami: This selective, long-shot bettor is such a savant that he once studied dozens of losing tickets blowing in a high wind near the paddock and pointed at a winner accidentally discarded by a gambling friend.

Elbert Minchey: A jockey and horsemen who found happiness with a Litchfield lady, Carol, who was his ninth wife.

Dark Star: We're approaching the second anniversary of his death. Canterbury weeps his loss on a daily basis.

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