Set against the world of horse racing, this new series created by David Milch and Michael Mann, has moved out of the gates to overall positive reviews filling the screen with well-presented horse races, gambling and lots of scheming and intrigue. But unlike the races themselves, the pacing is much more methodical leaning toward observational storytelling. And HBO couldn’t be happier as they have already agreed to a second season after just one episode aired.
Through a myriad of main characters, tied to the same racetrack and woven together with complex relationships and storylines, this is not a program for those drawn to clean, conventional plots with a single protagonist flying past the screen at breakneck speed.
Dustin Hoffman is “Ace” Bernstein , an enigmatic, ex-con moneyman fresh from a prison stint looking to get back at those responsible for his incarceration and take financial control of the racing operation. The cast also includes Nick Nolte and Dennis Farina as part a group of gamblers, trainers, jockeys, agents, hangers-on and horse-owners at California’s Santa Anita Racetrack. 
