For thoroughbred horse racing fans, Santa Anita Park in Arcadia is the place to go this winter. The Park offers live horse racing against the backdrop of the magnificent San Gabriel Mountains. Except for the occasional tourist, horse racing enthusiasts are not there for the scenery but to bet and win on horse racing. Thoroughbred racing enthusiasts, also called handicappers, use race programs and tip sheets to analyze and bet on horse races. For handicappers, winning a bet on a horse race is like smoking marijuana. There is the exhilaration of watching horses race around the oval track. As the horses race towards the finish line, the fans roar cheering on their favorite horse to advance and win. After a contest, fans with winning tickets show euphoria by shaking their fists, lingering wide smiles and animatedly recalling how they chose the winner. At Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, thoroughbred racing fans come to get an adrenaline rush by watching and winning bets on horse races. Essentially, three out of four racing fans seeking the thrill of live horse racing at Santa Anita Park are middle-aged and older men. The rest are young people, women and children. Additionally, fans wear neat outfits with brown, gray or black outerwear. Additionally, fans clustered into couples, family groups, and peer groups. First of all there are male and female couples, father and son, mother and daughter and friends of the same age. Second, family groups range from a young couple with one child in tow to a multigenerational group of grandparents, parents and children. This group usually stands together near the track watching the horses gallop towards the starting place. At least once the members of this group will be able to try their luck by betting on races. Finally, the peer groups are mostly m...... in the center of the paper...... comes immediately making the smile widen, the hands clench into fists, and an exclamation comes out: "Yes! "As has been observed, thoroughbred racing enthusiasts come in groups to Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. Three-quarters of fans are middle-aged or older. Furthermore, they are clean, intelligent and machine-savvy. Race fans come to Santa Anita Park to socialize and experience the exhilaration of watching a horse race. Additionally, racing enthusiasts sharpen their analytical skills to choose the winning horse. Furthermore, by betting money on a race, fans become participants as if they were the jockey riding the favored horse to the finish line. As a result, by winning the race, fans experience that exhilarating feeling of victory driven by the adrenaline rush. This feeling of being a winner is addictive, which is why thoroughbred racing fans regularly return to Santa Anita Park.