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Shedding light on the dark side of racing ager, Bahna and his friends made their way to the racetrack one day, and Bahna was immeVictor Bahna is a tech execu- diately hooked. “Just the excitement of the tive, a family man and a lover of horse racing — and the Mal- race itself,” Bahna, who now verne native surprised even lives in Washington, said. “I himself when he recently added had not experienced anything like that before.” “published author” He would someto that list. times bet on the “It only took me races — typically in 5 9 ye a r s t o g e t the $2 to $4 range, there,” Bahna said he said — but it with a laugh. wasn’t just the betBahna’s debut ting that made the n ove l , “ H e l i a c a l races so engaging. Star,” was released The cheering of the by Bahna’s publishcrowd electrified i n g c o m p a n y, the air. Bahna Publishing, “There’s nothing on July 29. The sust h a t ’s p r e d e t e rpense novel already mined,” Bahna has glowing said. “That’s also reviews from the VICToR BAhNA just par t of the likes of the Seattle Author, excitement. There’s Book Review, which ‘Heliacal Star’ the possibility you gave it five stars. can win, but you The story follows a former bookie named Matt, and have a stake in the game even if a horse trainer, Kristine, as you’re a $2 bettor.” And then there were the they confront Matt’s past in horses themselves. organized crime. “I started appreciating just The story will hit particularly close to home — literally — the elegance, the grace, the for residents of Malverne and beauty of horses,” Bahna said. “I often go just to watch them Elmont, because it grew out of Bahna’s love for the races at run. It’s just so amazing to hear Belmont. When he was a teenContinued on page 4
By NIColE FoRMISANo
nformisano@liherald.com
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local basketball talent on display at 3-on-3 tournament Community members from across Nassau County and Queens showed up to shoot hoops at the third annual 3-on-3 basketball tournament hosted by Universal Interactions on July 27. Story, additional photos, Page 3.
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started appreciating just the elegance, the grace, the beauty of horses.