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A groom prepares a horse for a race at Betfair Hollywood Park on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013, in Inglewood, Calif. After 75 years of thoroughbred racing, Betfair Hollywood Park is closing for good. The 260-acre track that hosted Seabiscuit and the first Breeders' Cup in 1984 will be turned into a housing and retail development starting next year. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) ( Hollywood Park Farewell Photo Essay )

Hollywood Park bugler Jay Cohen, who has been working at the track since 1988, plays the call to the post prior to a race at Betfair Hollywood Park on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, in Inglewood, Calif. After 75 years of thoroughbred racing, Betfair Hollywood Park is closing for good. The 260-acre track that hosted Seabiscuit and the first Breeders' Cup in 1984 will be turned into a housing and retail development starting next year. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) ( Hollywood Park Farewell Photo Essay )

Jockeys and horses race at Betfair Hollywood Park on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, in Inglewood, Calif. After 75 years of thoroughbred racing, Betfair Hollywood Park is closing for good. The 260-acre track that hosted Seabiscuit and the first Breeders' Cup in 1984 will be turned into a housing and retail development starting next year. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) ( Hollywood Park Farewell Photo Essay )

People watch as grooms prepare horses for a race at Betfair Hollywood Park on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, in Inglewood, Calif. After 75 years of thoroughbred racing, Betfair Hollywood Park is closing for good. The 260-acre track that hosted Seabiscuit and the first Breeders' Cup in 1984 will be turned into a housing and retail development starting next year. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) ( APTOPIX Hollywood Park Farewell Photo Essay )

Park bugler Jay Cohen, who has been working at the track since 1988, counts down the days to the Dec. 22 closing day in his office at Betfair Hollywood Park on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, in Inglewood, Calif. After 75 years of thoroughbred racing, Betfair Hollywood Park is closing for good. The 260-acre track that hosted Seabiscuit and the first Breeders' Cup in 1984 will be turned into a housing and retail development starting next year. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) ( Hollywood Park Farewell Photo Essay )

Michael Hearn, 36, reads a horse racing form as his 5-year-old son, Jermey, left, watches a video at Betfair Hollywood Park on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013, in Inglewood, Calif. After 75 years of thoroughbred racing, Betfair Hollywood Park is closing for good. The 260-acre track that hosted Seabiscuit and the first Breeders' Cup in 1984 will be turned into a housing and retail development starting next year. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) ( Hollywood Park Farewell Photo Essay )

Anthony Jones holds his betting tickets while watching a horse race at Betfair Hollywood Park on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, in Inglewood, Calif. After 75 years of thoroughbred racing, Betfair Hollywood Park is closing for good. The 260-acre track that hosted Seabiscuit and the first Breeders' Cup in 1984 will be turned into a housing and retail development starting next year. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) ( Hollywood Park Farewell Photo Essay )

Jockey Joel Rosario, right, prays before a race at Betfair Hollywood Park on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, in Inglewood, Calif. After 75 years of thoroughbred racing, Betfair Hollywood Park is closing for good. The 260-acre track that hosted Seabiscuit and the first Breeders' Cup in 1984 will be turned into a housing and retail development starting next year. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) ( Hollywood Park Farewell Photo Essay )

Ryan Glatt, 11, interacts with a horse in the stable area at Betfair Hollywood Park on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013, in Inglewood, Calif. After 75 years of thoroughbred racing, Betfair Hollywood Park is closing for good. The 260-acre track that hosted Seabiscuit and the first Breeders' Cup in 1984 will be turned into a housing and retail development starting next year. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) ( Hollywood Park Farewell Photo Essay )

Jockey Rafael Bejarano, left, rides Bourne Hot along the track after a race at Betfair Hollywood Park on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013, in Inglewood, Calif. After 75 years of thoroughbred racing, Betfair Hollywood Park is closing for good. The 260-acre track that hosted Seabiscuit and the first Breeders' Cup in 1984 will be turned into a housing and retail development starting next year. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) ( Hollywood Park Farewell Photo Essay )

Jockeys and horses race at Betfair Hollywood Park on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, in Inglewood, Calif. After 75 years of thoroughbred racing, Betfair Hollywood Park is closing for good. The 260-acre track that hosted Seabiscuit and the first Breeders' Cup in 1984 will be turned into a housing and retail development starting next year. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) ( Hollywood Park Farewell Photo Essay )

Jockey Robby Albarado walks off the track after a horse race at Betfair Hollywood Park on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, in Inglewood, Calif. After 75 years of thoroughbred racing, Betfair Hollywood Park is closing for good. The 260-acre track that hosted Seabiscuit and the first Breeders' Cup in 1984 will be turned into a housing and retail development starting next year. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) ( Hollywood Park Farewell Photo Essay )

A worker and a horse cast shadows on the wall as he bathes the horse in the stable area at Betfair Hollywood Park on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013, in Inglewood, Calif. After 75 years of thoroughbred racing, Betfair Hollywood Park is closing for good. The 260-acre track that hosted Seabiscuit and the first Breeders' Cup in 1984 will be turned into a housing and retail development starting next year. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) ( Hollywood Park Farewell Photo Essay )

The sun sets behind the tote board at Betfair Hollywood Park on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, in Inglewood, Calif. After 75 years of thoroughbred racing, Betfair Hollywood Park is closing for good. The 260-acre track that hosted Seabiscuit and the first Breeders' Cup in 1984 will be turned into a housing and retail development starting next year. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) ( Hollywood Park Farewell Photo Essay )

Gary Carmen and his wife, Tripp, first-time visitors who came to see the track before its closing, hug while watching a horse race at Betfair Hollywood Park on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, in Inglewood, Calif. After 75 years of thoroughbred racing, Betfair Hollywood Park is closing for good. The 260-acre track that hosted Seabiscuit and the first Breeders' Cup in 1984 will be turned into a housing and retail development starting next year. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) ( APTOPIX Hollywood Park Farewell Photo Essay )