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Beirut’s hippodrome hangs in balance amid economic crisis and illegal betting

Emblem of a glorious past and a historic site, Beirut’s hippodrome is threatened today with closure and is suffering the full brunt of the country’s devastating crisis.

Beirut’s hippodrome hangs in balance amid economic crisis and illegal betting

Grooms dress a horse for the race, after a doctor certifies its fitness to run. (Credit: João Sousa/L'Orient Today)

A race took place at the Beirut hippodrome on Sunday at noon.Under the December sun, a few dozen bettors came to revive the place for three or four hours. Time seems to be frozen here, between the nostalgia of the past and the cruelty of the...
A race took place at the Beirut hippodrome on Sunday at noon.Under the December sun, a few dozen bettors came to revive the place for three or four hours. Time seems to be frozen here, between the nostalgia of the past and the cruelty of the...