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Kentucky Hardboot

Kentucky Hardboot

A Kentucky Hardboot is an old school horseman who puts his horses' welfare ahead of his own. They eat before he does and he's as tough as they are. In...
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A Kentucky Hardboot is an old school horseman who puts his horses' welfare ahead of his own. They eat before he does and he's as tough as they are. In short, he's the two legged heart of the the racing industry. You don't hear that term as often as we did in the past and that's a shame...
This particular hardboot is a racing official and observing the saddling paddock activity. Spring Meet 2019.
Keeneland Race Course
Lexington, Kentucky.
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SM-G892A

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Aperture f/1.7 ISO 50 Shutter 1/1842 Focal Length 425/100

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Kentucky, US

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Aug, 2020

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