Ok, so I was there in the evening, I was only there for a bit, and there were no Marx Brothers anywhere to be seen. But it was $1 hot dog night at Cal Expo, and there were horses to take pictures of, so despite the brisk, chilly wind, I hung out next to the track fence and had fun shooting the horses taking pictures.
If you've never seen a harness race, they use a mobile starting gate. I don't know why, but every one I remember seeing has been attached to a Cadillac, which I find oddly amusing.
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View from behind the gate
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This ended up being a photo finish. The horse closest to the camera won.
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The reason I went, besides that it was $1 hot dog night, was because I was invited by some friends of mine. One of them has a coworker whose daughter owns Mack N Black, the horse in the following picture. Click on this link to read more about her and her horse–it’s a neat story!
Flying horse. This was a split second after he crossed the finish line. He won.
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Click here for a gallery of more pictures
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