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Ronnie Houghton had just finished talking about the 300-acre farm he and his wife, Betsy, own in southeastern Pennsylvania. Two-hundred Thoroughbred broodmares, weanlings, yearlings, and racehorses dot the place that straddles the (barely) two-lane Maple Shade Road between Oxford and Lancaster. All manner of Houghtons and staff work day and night ...

Larry Mabee loves to watch people at the racetrack. The regulars in particular fascinate him because they come every single day and make up the backbone of the sport. “You need to recognize them,” Mabee said. “You need to say, ‘Hi.’ That fan base literally makes the whole thing worthwhile. They appreciate having somebody appreciate them.” Mabee, ...