From the editors:

Wednesday, September 21

With sports, Tijuana was a clever demon. The horses ran in Tijuana on Sundays when Santa Anita called such a thing unholy. They ran during World War II when Santa Anita was a Japanese internment camp. The citys Agua Caliente Racetrack popularized the “5-10″ bet — later renamed the Pick 6 — which drew thousands of suckers south in search of a payday.