What happens
Lou Costello needs to get rid of a large sum of money before income tax is due, and Bud Abbott suggests losing it at the racetrack. The two go to the races together, where Lou follows a series of questionable betting tips and advice from a variety of characters, including a woman named Mrs. Wetwash and a man with a horse named Numsko. The series is Abbott and Costello, first aired on NBC and ABC on March 13, 1947, with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the leading roles, joined by Joe Kirk, Elvia Allman and Connie Haines.
A racetrack on a spring afternoon, with Lou trying to lose money before the income tax deadline.
Characters: Lou Costello, Bud Abbott, Mrs. Wetwash, Marilyn Maxwell
Listen for: Lou's repeated attempts to lose money by betting on horses, and Bud's confused explanations of the tip sheets.
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.