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By George Rowand Times Newspapers Staff Writer Watching strong and sturdy horses, ridden by brave jockeys in colorful silks, leap over imposing fences is a won•* derful way to spend a day, especially if one is eating and drinking with friends at the same time. Some say that it’s even better if one has a bet on the outcome, but, regrettably, betting at steeplechase races in Virginia — unless it’s at the Colonial Downs summer meet — is illegal. It didn’t use to be like this. Are you thisi comfortable? SARAH ARIZONA
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