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  • glamh "Carreras"---The Torres family, a prominent Hispanic family in Saluda, recently started the Mexican tradition of horse racing on land they bought outside of town. The races usually quarter mile sprints on a straight track draw hundreds each racing day. Horse racing is becoming popular throughout South Carolina and bordering states with more tracks opening up each year. Hispanics say it is a harmless tradition where friends get together and have innocent wagers for bragging rights. Opponents complain of the noise, illegal gambling and alcohol abuse..
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  • Jose Alvarez, of Gaston, has a smoke as he eyes the next two races horses, Saturday. "I enjoy everything about this sport," he said. "Horses racing on a straight track is a Mexican tradition.".
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  • Money is wagered as "friendly bets" according to race organizer Victor Morales who has been in the horse racing business for over ten years.
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  • Julio Cesar Pegueros takes a spill while racing "El Moro," Saturday. Pegueros said someone had purposely thrown their hat in the air to spook his horse so he would loose.
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  • Efrin Pineda , middle, cheers after the horse he bet on wins during a day at the races. "That's how you win around here," he says afterward. "You bet on the jockey not the horse."
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  • Janet Madrid serves up a plat of rice, beans and chicken tacos as horse racing continues at Carriles Los Primos Torres race track in Saluda.
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  • From left, Raul Guevarra Cheen, Francisco Sanchez and Miguel Gonzalez have a smoke as they wait the start of a race at Carriles Los Primos Torres race track in Saluda.
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  • "La Promesa" begins to take a lead over "Mormen Jr." during the third race of the evening at Adolfo Chavero's race track in Swansea, Saturday, July 21, 2007. Chavero runs one of the many tracks popping up in South Carolina as the Hispanic population increases. The races, between two horses down a straight quarter-mile track, attracts about 150 to 200 people.
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  • Adolfo Chavero hugs his horse "El Jugete" after winning his race Saturday. Chavero runs a race track in Swansea, one of many popping up in South Carolina as the Hispanic population increases.
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  • Visitors young and old came out for a day of racing at Carriles Los Primos Torres race track in Saluda.
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