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Arts and Entertainment Editor Bob Sokolsky says it has been going on for years. There may be a break in the routine, but eventually there will be another film built around horse racing.

The current entry is the new HBO series “Luck” and it stars Dustin Hoffman as a powder keg of a monster released from a three year prison term.

He blames former associates, insisting they double-crossed him, and sets up an elaborate plan for revenge.

Sokolsky says it may take a while for viewers to get through a maze of excessive material. But once they do they could find an intriguing story hidden beneath the series’ surface.