End of an era for American’s oldest continuedly-run racetrack as last horses leave before final closure today

IT is the end of an era for the United States’ oldest continually-running racetrack.

The last horses have departed the iconic track ahead of its final closure today.

Hawthorne Race Course is set to close after the final three horses were transported away from its backstretch on Monday morning.

Attorneys have reported to United States Bankruptcy Judge Timothy Barnes that the horses were removed before the track was officially closed on Tuesday, September 1…

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