It’s been a long time since Leah Gyarmati gave up doctoral studies for a life at the racetrack, but she admits there are still some things she misses about academia.

“I loved arguing,” she said this week from her home near Belmont Park. “I’m pretty opinionated.”

Although she rarely engages in philosophical discussion these days, Gyarmati, 48, has found that life on the racetrack offers plenty of opportunities for debate, perhaps most frequently with herself.

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