And they are off! Photo courtesy of Rillito Race Track
Hispanic Heritage will be celebrated at the Winter Meet at Rillito Park Race Track on Saturday and Sunday.
Special Guests on Saturday will include the Honorable Ricardo Pineda Albarrán – the Official Mexican Consul in Tucson.
The Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce hosts the two-day celebration and president Lea Márquez Peterson will also be recognized on Saturday representing the membership.
Mariachi Alegre will perform from 12:30-2:30 p.m. each day.
On Sunday, the Rillito Park Foundation honors former Pima County Supervisor Ray Carroll with a featured race named for him. Carroll was instrumental in securing the four-year lease extension by the Board of Supervisors approved on Jan. 17, and he has been a supporter of the multi-use plan for Rillito Park.
For more information, visit www.rillitoparkfoundation.org.
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