Hipodromo Horse Track

About a 15 min walk from my house is a major street known as Av. del Libertador where the Hipodromo Argentino de Palermo is located. The European influence in the architecture here is very apparent, especially in this grand building at the entrance of the horse racing track. The basement of the building is a Casino! There are about 5 or 6 other similar style buildings along the track with fancy restaurants and viewing decks that look out over the 2400 meter (1.5 mile) race track. Today when I walked past there were hundreds of people milling around the track sidelines placing bets and waiting for the next round of jockeys to take to the track.