Although I'm not a gambling man, I can still appreciate the atmosphere of a race track. It's full of fun and lots of hope and enthusiasm.  Also if it's Santa Anita, then you have some of the finest views of any race track in the world.  Sunday's column is about this great place which is open every day of the year, although there is not always racing there.
You can read the column at http://www.sbsun.com/trevorstravels.  There are also some pictures there, which I don't have with me at the moment - sorry about that.