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Luck S1E8 — Ace Counters Smythe's Move with His Own

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Luck•Season 1•Episode 8

Ace Counters Smythe's Move with His Own

7.7/10 · 187 votesMar 18, 201248 min

Ranked #5 of 9 in Season 1•matches the season avg

Ace reacts decisively to a new wrinkle in the racetrack deal, but it's probably not a move that Smythe will take lying down. Meanwhile, Walter tries to concentrate on the historic Western Derby, in which his horse will go head-to-head with Gus'; Rosie's good news

Directed byAllen Coulter

Written byJohn R. Perrotta, Jay Hovdey

Previous episodeE7 · Ace and Claire Tour a Horse Farm Next episodeE9 · Two Prized Colts Go Head-to-Head

Seasons1

Season 1 Episodes9

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Pilot

Ace Meets with a Potential Investor still

Ace Meets with a Potential Investor

Ace Meets with a Talented Whiz Kid still

Ace Meets with a Talented Whiz Kid

Ace Meets with a Colleague still

Ace Meets with a Colleague

Ace Forces Escalante to Swap Jockeys still

Ace Forces Escalante to Swap Jockeys

Ace Pitches a Deal still

Ace Pitches a Deal

Ace and Claire Tour a Horse Farm still

Ace and Claire Tour a Horse Farm

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Ace Counters Smythe's Move with His Own

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Two Prized Colts Go Head-to-Head

Cast18

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Chester Bernstein

Dennis Farina

Dennis Farina

Gus Demitriou

John Ortiz

John Ortiz

Turo Escalante

Richard Kind

Richard Kind

Joey Rathburn

Jill Hennessy

Jill Hennessy

Jo

Nick Nolte

Nick Nolte

Walter Smith

Kevin Dunn

Kevin Dunn

Marcus

Ian Hart

Ian Hart

Lonnie

Ritchie Coster

Ritchie Coster

Renzo

Jason Gedrick

Jason Gedrick

Jerry

Kerry Condon

Kerry Condon

Rosie

G

Gary L. Stevens

Ronnie Jenkins

Crew12

Allen Coulter

Allen Coulter

Director

R

Rebecca Mangieri

Casting

W

Wendy Weidman

Casting

Bonnie Timmermann

Bonnie Timmermann

Original Casting

Julie Herrin

Julie Herrin

Co-Producer

Kathleen M. Shea

Kathleen M. Shea

Associate Producer

R

Ra'uf Glasgow

Co-Producer

J

John R. Perrotta

Story Editor

J

John R. Perrotta

Writer

L

Leo Trombetta

Editor

J

Jay Hovdey

Writer

J

John Grillo

Director of Photography

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Episode Summary

"Ace Counters Smythe's Move with His Own" is episode 8 of Luck season 1. It scored 7.7/10 from 187 votes, ranking #5 of 9 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Allen Coulter and written by John R. Perrotta, Jay Hovdey, it aired on March 18, 2012.

Next: E9 · Two Prized Colts Go Head-to-Head Best of Season 1