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Hobo Lifestyles #16
A Grand Day Out #3, A Day at the Races
Text and photos by Tyler Carey
What says hobo lifestyle more than a day at the track? Well, drinking and eating cheap hot dogs at the track, I guess... It seemed like a goal for last weekend. Marlene, Wade, Travis, and I hit Belmont with a whopping $20 each in our pockets. Some of us did alright, some of us...well, let's just say that one of the hoboes is cleaning dirty horse shoes to pay off his debts...
Wade and Travis, gazing at the gates of Heaven
The Jumbotron
The farmers' market, featuring "meat goat"...
Wade, all happy before the betting opened
Travis eyeing the mares and studs
The ritual of the ticket-ripping-upping
First win of the day!
Travis, who actually understood what he was doing, watching another winner coming in
Wade losing again!
Everybody loves Trumpet Man!
The eyes of a betting-fiend...
A not-so-victorious victory meal of cheese fries
One last race... See ya next year!