https://www.saltshaker.net/20070317/a-day-at-the-races Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life Thu, 17 Aug 2023 21:38:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://www.saltshaker.net/20070317/a-day-at-the-races#comment-212208 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:05:43 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/20070317/a-day-at-the-races#comment-212208 […] races being run or, at the least, watch practice sessions. Admission is quite cheap, and it’s a fun outing, whether you bet or […]

]]> https://www.saltshaker.net/20070317/a-day-at-the-races#comment-20927 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 03:38:34 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/20070317/a-day-at-the-races#comment-20927 […] had an enjoyable and cheap day out at the races, at Palermo Hipodromo, a place that I also reviewed a while back on this blog: Palermo Hipodromo, […]

]]> https://www.saltshaker.net/20070317/a-day-at-the-races#comment-16942 Sun, 18 Mar 2007 16:57:00 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/20070317/a-day-at-the-races#comment-16942 Years ago I owned several race horses with colleagues from the LA Times, where I worked at the time. It was great fun to get to Santa Anita Racetrack in the early morning to watch the horses workout and to have a simple breakfast in the near-empty clubhouse. Food was nothing special, but the setting was superb, lush green against a mountain backdrop–esp minus the gambling rabble. Maybe I’ll try the food at the restaurant at the BsAs track when I’m in town in late May.

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