June 23, 2013: Simon Pagenaud, driver of the No. 77 Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports Chevrolet, during the IZOD IndyCar Series Iowa Corn Indy 250 race at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. James Hinchcliffe won the race by 1.509 seconds over Ryan Hunter-Reay.

Steeplechase 2010 Eclipse Award Winner Slip Away (Skip Away—Aurora Slew, by Slew’s Royalty)

Laurel Park Racing 101 (March 19, 2011)

Laurel Park Racing 101 (March 19, 2011)

Feb 21, 2009; Fontana, CA, USA; NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Kyle Busch races down the backstretch during the San Bernardino County 200 at Auto Club Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-US PRESSWIRE

SUFFOLK DOWNS - June 9, 2018 - Race 4

CLAIMING - Thoroughbred

FOR FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NOT WON A RACE IN 2018. Three Year Olds, 118 lbs.; Older, 124 lbs. Claiming Price $6,500 (Claiming Races For $5,000 Or Less Not Considered In Eligibility). (NW1 6MX) Claiming Price: $6,500

Six Furlongs On The Dirt Track Record: (Canal - 1:08.20 - May 14, 1966)

Purse: $30,000

Weather:Cloudy Track:Fast

Off at: 2:21 Start: Good for all

10 - Initforthelonghaul (Piermarini, Tammi)

4 - Avicii (Davis, Dylan)

2 - Divine Confection (Barbaran, Erik)

July 17,2022: On the backstretch of an undercard race on Quick Call Stakes Day at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. on July 17,2022

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Won by #10 Crosstalk ridden by Jose L. Ortiz

SUFFOLK DOWNS - August 5, 2017 - Race 8

ALLOWANCE OPTIONAL CLAIMING - Thoroughbred

FOR FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NEVER WON A RACE OTHER THAN MAIDEN, CLAIMING, OR STARTER,OR STATE BRED OR CLAIMING PRICE $25,000. Three Year Olds, 119 lbs.; Older, 124 lbs. Non-winners of a race since July 5 Allowed 3 lbs. (NW1 X) Claiming Price: $25,000

About One Mile On The Turf Track Record: (Our Sun - 1:39.28 - May 31, 2010)

Purse: $45,000

Weather:Cloudy Track:Good

Off at: 3:48 Start: Good for all

3 - Charged (Pedroza, Brian)

2 - Al Hayyah (IRE) (Cancel, Eric)

1 - Black Diamond Girl (Vargas, Jr., Jorge)

It was a 3-lap shootout after a late yellow flag. As soon as the green dropped, everyone was on their feet. I saw Dario go high in Turn 4 but didn't know Dixon had run out of gas until I saw him stopped on the backstretch during the cool down lap.

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MGSP Nakatomi is entered in the Grade I Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap at Saratoga on Saturday. He is pictured here with his groom Manuel Frausto at Wesley Ward's barn on the backstretch.

Shot for the Saratoga Special

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Cherry Wine, close up, while receiving a quick hosing of his legs.

SUFFOLK DOWNS - September 3, 2017 - Race 10

ALLOWANCE OPTIONAL CLAIMING - Thoroughbred

FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NEVER WON A RACE OTHER THAN MAIDEN, CLAIMING, OR STARTER OR STATE BRED OR WHICH HAVE NEVER WON TWO RACES OR CLAIMING PRICE $25,000. Three Year Olds, 121 lbs.; Older, 124 lbs. (If deemed inadvisable by management to run this race on the Turf, it will be run on the main track at Five Furlongs.). (NW1 X)

Five Furlongs On The Dirt - Originally Scheduled For the Turf Track Record: (Rene Depot - 57.40 - June 25, 1972)

Purse: $42,500

Weather:Rainy Track:Muddy(Sealed)

Off at: 5:03 Start: Good for all

6 - American Sailor (Luzzi, Michael)

9 - Iron Mane (Montanez, Rosario)

10 - Too Fast to Pass (Baez, Jose)

SUFFOLK DOWNS - August 5, 2017 - Race 3

MAIDEN CLAIMING - Thoroughbred

FOR MAIDENS, THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs.; Older, 124 lbs. Claiming Price $16,000. Claiming Price: $16,000

About Five Furlongs On The Turf Track Record: (Bishop Ridley - 57.20 - July 19, 1987)

Purse: $27,500

Weather:Cloudy Track:Good

Off at: 1:32 Start: Good for all

4 - Great Captain (Pedroza, Brian)

6 - Harlan's Vador (ARG) (Davis, Dylan)

5 - Logical Contender (Bush, Vernon)

Looking down the homestretch. Pole vault closest to the track, horizontal jumps next, then the sprint lanes and the shot and high jump by the backstretch.

I seem to be making a habit of finishing on the last day of the month!

1. Not your usual playground equipment, 2. Wilson weighed the need to seek treatment at the hospital against his reluctance to disarm., 3. Real or not real?, 4. Feed me!, 5. Green Ranger Tracking Center, 6. Beta, 7. fireworks 12, 8. You otter know I can't go to happiest hour without camera and toys!, 9. Archeology meets technology, 10. Well the race is on and here comes Pride up the backstretch, Heartache's a-goin' to the inside ..., 11. Looks like a race official's car to me!, 12. Republic of Texas Rally, 13. A well worn friend, 14. Want MORE!, 15. Corned fox, 16. Rare Strawberry Dragon, 17. Not your usual diamond ring, 18. Down by the seashore, 19. It seemed like a good idea at the time, 20. Alumni Band on the field

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The Porsche GT team cars along the backstretch

Leaving the backstretch in race 7, the West Virginia Governor's Stakes. — at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort.

June 8 2013: Austin Dillon, driver of the No. 3 AdvoCare Chevrolet, during qualifying for the NASCAR Nationwide Series DuPont 250 at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa.

Laurel Park Racing 101 (March 19, 2011)

Warming up in the backstretch before race 4, the Mountaineer Juvenile Fillies Stakes. — at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort.

Laurel Park Racing 101 (March 19, 2011)

June 23, 2013: Simon Pagenaud, driver of the No. 77 Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports Chevrolet, during the IZOD IndyCar Series Iowa Corn Indy 250 race at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. James Hinchcliffe won the race by 1.509 seconds over Ryan Hunter-Reay.

TALLADEGA, AL - MAY 05: Greg Biffle, driver of the #16 3M Safety Ford, is towed down the backstretch after a wreck in between turn one and two during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 5, 2013 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

(Top to bottom) Johnny Sauter, Timothy Peters, John Hunter Nemechek, and German Quiroga Jr. race for position on the backstretch during the Kroger 200.

I used to pit for a guy just a little closer than the red shed. That area of the wall is nicknamed "the magnet" because it sucks the cars outwards coming out of the turn 2.

June 23, 2013: Helio Castroneves, driver of the No. 3 Hitachi Team Penske Chevrolet, during the IZOD IndyCar Series Iowa Corn Indy 250 race at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. James Hinchcliffe won the race by 1.509 seconds over Ryan Hunter-Reay.

Photos by Randall Cook

Laurel Park Racing 101 (March 19, 2011)

Way in the lead - if you look close you can see the other runners silhouetted on the backstretch.

Laurel Park Racing 101 (March 19, 2011)

Groom's smocks in the backstretch at Hastings Racecourse.

Vancouver, BC

Taken during the Advocare 500 NASCAR race in Atlanta. After the crash on the backstretch with Ryan Newman.

SUFFOLK DOWNS - July 8, 2017 - Race 10

STAKES Jill Jellison Memorial Dash S. Black Type - Thoroughbred

FOR FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEAR OLD AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NEVER WON A GRADED SWEEPSTAKES. Weights; Three Year Olds119 lbs Older 124 lbs. Non-winners of a stakes race in 2017 allowed 3 lbs. Of $30,000 5 lbs. (Maiden, Claiming, and Starter Races not considered in weight allowances. ( Preference will be given to horses with the highest earnings in 2016-2017). Trophy will be given to the winning owner. About Five Furlongs On The Turf Track Record: (Bishop Ridley - 57.20 - July 19, 1987)

Purse: $75,000 Guaranteed

Weather:Clear Track:Firm

Off at: 5:03 Start: Good for all

3 - D'boldest (Lezcano, Abel)

1 - Cali Thirty Seven (Rivera, Edwin)

5 - Wild About Harry (Camacho, Jr., Samuel)

Laurel Park Racing 101 (March 19, 2011)

5-14-15

June 22 2013: Josef Newgarden, driver of the No. 67 Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Honda, during the IZOD IndyCar Series Iowa Corn Indy 250 at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa.

Lightning Class Sailboats, I think... Barnegat Bay

Thank you Bill Schuster for allowing us to use these photos.