I’d pack a trunk full of swimsuits, Nike shorts, and white Hanes t-shirts and my parents would take my sister and me on a six-hour drive through Texas, from our hometown of Beaumont to the small ...

Ryan Hooghkirk wears a camel hat as a camel is walked to the starting gate for a race at Colonial Downs in New Kent County on Friday, July 11, 2025. Hooghkirk’s favorite animal ...