Ace Meets with a Talented Whiz Kid

"Ace Meets with a Talented Whiz Kid"
Season 1, Episode 3
Air date	February 12 2012
Written by	Bill Barich
Directed by	Allen Coulter
Episode chronology
← previous "Ace Meets with a Potential Investor"	next → "Ace Meets with a Colleague"

"Ace Meets with a Talented Whiz Kid" is the third episode of the first season. It was first broadcast by HBO on February 12 2012. The episode was directed by Allen Coulter and written by Bill Barich.

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SynopsisEdit

Ronnie, Gettin’ up Morning’s jockey, takes a tumble in another race and Walter is forced to call upon Joey to help locate the inexperienced Rosie. Ace meets the young and cocky Nathan Israel and hires him with the intent of getting closer to his revenge against his former associates. Ace is approached by Claire with a business opportunity. The railbirds attempt to buy Mon Gateau back from Mulligan and hire Escalante to train him.

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CastEdit

Starring

• Dustin Hoffman as Chester "Ace" Bernstein
• Dennis Farina as Gus Economou
• John Ortiz as Turo Escalante
• Richard Kind as Joey Rathburn
• Kevin Dunn as Marcus
• Ian Hart as Lonnie
• Ritchie Coster as Renzo
• Jason Gedrick as Jerry
• Kerry Condon as Rosie
• Gary Stevens as Ronnie Jenkins
• Tom Payne as Leon Micheaux
• Jill Hennessy as Jo
• Nick Nolte as Walter Smith

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