Racegoers at the Hippodrome, Bamako, Mali, April 2004

Boys wrestling to entertain spectators at the Hippodrome, Bamako, Mali, May 2004

Allahtèdon, a six-year-old stallion that has just won the last race of the afternoon at the Hippodrome, Bamako, Mali, May 2004



   

Leading the winning horse to the spectators’ stand at the Hippodrome, Bamako, Mali, May 2004

Binka Sylla, honorary president of the Bamako Equestrian League

Boys scramble for a prize at the end of an afternoon’s races at the Hippodrome, Bamako, Mali, May 2004
     
  Racegoers at the end of an afternoon’s racing at the Hippodrome, Bamako, Mali, May 2004  

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