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Strock at Saratoga
Gazette columnist Carl Strock sent the final day of the 2011 thoroughbred racing season at Saratoga Race Course on Labor Day. Posted on September 5, 2011.
The last day of the Saratoga meet was a muddy one.
Camille Grec tended to the selling of cigars hand-rolled in Albany.
Rose Germain is one of those who sees to keeping the grounds tidy.
Cash is readily available – you can bet on it.
An usher kept a raincoat at the ready.
A customer at the track is never far from video screens.
Jockey statues commemorate winners of the past.
