Recent Examples on the WebHis trainer, Eric Reed, was an everyday Kentucky hardboot from the casino racetracks.—Joe Drape, New York Times, 8 May 2023 To many of us who are habitués of the track, these guys are the very soul of the thing, but one of the central conflicts at the races will always be between the hardboots and the hustlers.—Max Watman, WSJ, 25 May 2018
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