A Fond Farewell to Hollywood Park (Part Two)

Horses entering the track for Sunday's 6th race (Photo ©Tom Hyland) 

Part two of my farewell to Hollywood Park, which ran its final race on Sunday, December 22, concluding 75 years of world-class thoroughbred racing. 

Final few strides of Sunday's 2nd race (Photo ©Tom Hyland)

Trainer Jack Van Berg (Photo ©Tom Hyland)

One fan's tribute to famous moments throughout Hollywood's 75-year history (Photo ©Tom Hyland)

Corey Nakatani aboard Brokered in the paddock before Saturday's 9th race (Photo ©Tom Hyland)

Losing win ticket on Sunday's final race (the last race ever at Hollywood) (Photo ©Tom Hyland)

Part of the roll call of the winners of the Hollywood Gold Cup (Photo ©Tom Hyland)

P.S. A special thank you to the Hollywood Park press office and Benoit for their graciousness they afforded me this weekend.

A Fond Farewell to Hollywood Park

Start of the 7th race, Saturday, December 21, 2013, Hollywood Park (Photo ©Tom Hyland)

Hollywood Park, one of America's greatest and most history-rich thoroughbred race tracks has run its final race. I attended closing weekend on Saturday and Sunday, December 21 and 22 and was fortunate enough to take dozens of images of the sights of this marvelous facility, from the excitement of the races themselves to the beauty of the paddock and other areas of the track. 

I could go on about how sad it is that Hollywood Park has closed, but I'll keep my words to a minimum, telling the story in images I captured this past weekend. Enjoy!

Jimmy O'Hara, maitre d' at the Turf Club (Photo ©Tom Hyland)

Fans getting a look at the horses in the paddock on Sunday (Photo ©Tom Hyland)

Rafael Bejerano in the paddock before Sunday's 9th race. He would win that race, clinching the jockey title for the track's final meet. (Photo ©Tom Hyland)

The apron after Sunday's final race (Photo ©Tom Hyland)

Detail of the Native Diver monument in the paddock (Photo ©Tom Hyland)

Volumes of thoroughbred history in the press box (Photo ©Tom Hyland)

Bugler Jay Cohen plays one last time for a fan (Photo ©Tom Hyland)

P.S. A special thank you to the Hollywood Park press office and Benoit for their graciousness they afforded me this weekend.