The article highlights the struggle of Timothy Bellasis, a long-time horse trainer at the Alameda County Fairgrounds, as horse racing faces decline in the Bay Area. After decades of training, Bellasis has endured personal injuries and is now witnessing the cessation of horse racing events in Northern California. The recent announcement by the California Authority of Racing Fairs has left him worried about his living situation, as he resides in a mobile home within the fairgrounds that might be demolished. Bellasis represents the decline of a legacy and the impact on the community as racing opportunities shrink.
"If I leave, they'll rip this thing out of the ground and level it," he said of his home. If they want to kick everybody out, they can."
"He's slowly watching the end of a storied yet controversial sport. Over the past few decades, racing has vanished from the Bay Area..."
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