A place to run

The track at Oaklawn Park was damp and tightly packed, and a jockey named Greta told Rock it was a perfect surface for runs early in the morning before trainers brought their horses out to train. She and Rock stood near the edge of the track at the end of the runway from the paddock.
Rock decided to give it a try. He jogged out and back for twenty seconds or so from where they stood.

"You're right," he said. "This reminds of Daytona Beach."