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looks a bit muted with bandages hanging limp on many clotheslines strung between shedrows. A sole hot walker circles an overfilled dumpster, tugging a fractious young horse behind.

Back at the upstairs turf club, stale cigar smoke impregnates the stagnant air in the grandstand’s innards. Bored waitresses serve flaccid chicken salad sandwiches and warm, flat beer. $3 a pop. Each.

Granted, it’s a day out at the races, with a chance to pull in some big bucks. But you’ve seen one flat track, you’ve pretty much seen them all. OK, Hialeah Park adds some pink flamingos and Santa Anita has a nice mountain backdrop, but

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