A horse is brought up from its pen to enter the arena over to the paddock to be saddled and shown off to betters before competing in the Pari-Mutual Horse Races at the Brown County Fairgrounds on Sunday in Aberdeen.
Ray Sauerwein, with the South Dakota Gaming Commission and a Brown County Fairground Racing Official inspects the tattoo on the upper lip of a horse to ensure it matches the entry listed before the horse enters the paddock at the Brown County Fairgrounds on Sunday in Aberdeen.
Horses are shown off inside the paddock while spectators check them out before the seventh race during the Pari-Mutual Horse Races at the Brown County Fairgrounds on Sunday in Aberdeen.
Joe Thorne walks Quick Cielo inside the Paddock in front of club house members before Quick Cielo competes in the Prairie Hill Farms Blanket Feature race as part of the Pari-Mutual Horse Races at the Brown County Fairgrounds on Sunday in Aberdeen.
Jockey Cody Desjarlais smokes a cigarette while waiting outside the paddock to before saddling a horse to compete in the Pari-Mutual Horse Races at the Brown County Fairgrounds on Sunday in Aberdeen.
Horses race out of the starting gates for the third race during the Pari-Mutual Horse Races at the Brown County Fairgrounds on Sunday in Aberdeen.
Horses and their jockeys round the curve as part of the seven furlough fifth race during the Pari-Mutual Horse Races at the Brown County Fairgrounds on Sunday in Aberdeen.
Jockey Shaun Herman rides Arlie Roller’s horse Maypole’s lastdance to a first place finish in the first race of the Pari-Mutual Horse Races at the Brown County Fairgrounds on Sunday in Aberdeen.
Spectators watch the back end as the horses run the back stretch of the eighth race during the Pari-Mutual Horse Races at the Brown County Fairgrounds on Sunday in Aberdeen.
From left, Jockey Sam Padilla rides Bhr Eau So Flashy, Jockey Francisco Estrada rides Shake Em Up Pancho and Jockey Jeramie Fennell rides Ima Chasing Booty sprint down the track in the 300 yard fifth race during the Pari-Mutual Horse Races at the Brown County Fairgrounds on Monday in Aberdeen.
Spectators watch as the horse reach the finish line of the eighth and final race of the Pari-Mutual Horse Races at the Brown County Fairgrounds on Monday in Aberdeen.
Attendees make their way back under the grandstands in between races at the Pari-Mutual Horse Races at the Brown County Fairgrounds on Sunday in Aberdeen.
Jockey Damon Leeds smiles while covered in dirt and mud walking back to the lockers after riding Steven Keplin Jr.’s General Election in the 5th race during the Pari-Mutual Horse Races at the Brown County Fairgrounds on Sunday in Aberdeen.
Horses walk around as they cool down after their races in corrals setup south of the grandstands during the Pari-Mutual Horse Races at the Brown County Fairgrounds on Sunday in Aberdeen.
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