SanLucar de barrameda Spain

At San Lucar de barrameda in Spain each summer racehorses train on the beach in the morning. The boys watch them and take the fishermen out to their boats. The horses have been training there for more than a hundred years. A race track is built on the beach for the annual races. A caseta is a wooden box that the boys make for themselves. They use it as a betting booth for the fun of setting it up. The beach is popular in summer. The beach at SanLucar de barrameda is the realm of the people of SanLucar. You can watch boats for a living.

On race day at SanLucar de barrameda, the race track is blocked off and the children set up their kiosks for betting. Some kids set up booths and other kids would bet with them. The starting blocks are driven along the beach by a tractor getting ready for the first race. They might make a bet of 50 pesetras. They have to do the work quickly to avoid long queues. As the horses move to the start line the punters decide which one to back. Some horses get flustered if they are not used to the unusual track. Sometimes the horses throw their jockeys and dash along the water. The race starts and the horses race along the beach track. The kids go to collect their winning bets. If the favourite wins then the kids with the booth may lose their money.

For the losers there is always next year for the SanLucar de barrameda beach horse race.

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