Gillespie Race Meet on track for weekend

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fbgstandard01, on August 17, 2016

Only two more days of live pari-mutuel horse racing remain on the 2016 schedule at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds following this past weekend’s Gillespie County Race Meet. The 2016 racing season at the local Class III track will close on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 27-28, as part of the 128th Gillespie

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