How Do You Plan A Day Of Horse Racing At Hollywood Park?
Just outside of Los Angeles sits the track where all of the elite stars go for their horse racing fix: Hollywood Park. Drawing the best horses and horsemen on the western coast, Hollywood has been the site for some of the sport’s most precious history. Here is how you should plan your visit to one of the nation’s top horse tracks. Visit the paddock.Hollywood has one of the nicest horse paddocks you will ever see. It’s called the Garden Paddock and it is located just behind the grandstand. It is usually full of people out to watch their horse walk around before it’s shipped out to the track, so arrive early to get a good spot along the railing. Be sure to claim your area early for bigger races because the paddock will get full in a hurry. Go see the statues.Two of Hollywood’s nicest attractions are the Swaps statue and the Native Diver monument.The famous Swaps was a California-bred who set world records while in his racing days at Hollywood. He broke his maiden and won nine-career stak