LEFT
Dog collars hang above
a tub filled with raw
beef and rice as Farmer
prepares to feed
about 60 dogs. When
they’re racing, the
dogs’ daily diet
consists of about
90 pounds of beef,
mixed with commercial
dry dog food, water,
electrolytes, rice or
macaroni, multivitamins,
and blood builders to
fight anemia.
BELOW
Flamenco Dancer was
one of Farmer’s cham-
pion racing dogs. From
2017 until the dog’s
retirement in 2020,
Flamenco Dancer,
also known as Bunny,
earned more than
$63,409, which was
split among Farmer
and the dog’s owners.
Most dogs stop racing
at about four years old,
when they slow down.THEY’RE OFF—AND GONE 131