Start of a horse race at the Hippodrome, Bamako, Mali, April 2004

Horse race at the Hippodrome, Bamako, Mali, April 2004

Commentator, trainer and owner Ismaela Diarra takes split times



   

At the finish line, the Hippodrome, Bamako, Mali, April 2004

Men watching horse-racing, the Hippodrome, Bamako, Mali, May 2004

At the finish line, the Hippodrome, Bamako, Mali, April 2004
     
At the finish line, the Hippodrome, Bamako, Mali, May 2004 Horse race at the Hippodrome, Bamako, Mali, April 2004 A quick victory for a boy wrestler providing entertainment between races
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