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After bringing the worlds of late 19th-century South Dakota gold miners and 21st-century Southern California surfers to HBO, David Milch follows up "Deadwood" and "John From Cincinnati" with a multilayered, multifaceted portrait of the world of Thoroughbred racing. Going beyond just the horses to trainers, jockeys, veterinarians, shady quasi-criminal types and degenerate gamblers, "Luck" creates a canvas of intense desperation, burning ambition, devastating peril and staggering beauty, all set against the lush backdrop of Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., near Los Angeles. After a sneak preview that aired on Dec. 11 following the season finale of "Boardwalk Empire," "Luck" – which pairs Milch's acclaimed writing and storytelling with the producing and directing talents of Michael Mann ("Thief," "The Last of the Mohicans," "Ali") – launches its regular run on Sunday, Jan. 29. Dustin Hoffman tops the huge cast as Chester "Ace" Bernstein, a man with a questionable past who gets out of prison and embarks on a career as a covert Thoroughbred owner, with his loyal driver, Gus Demitriou (Dennis Farina), acting as his frontman. For Hoffman, that came out of choices made in preparing for the role. Ace is a careful, deliberate man who plays things close to the vest. "It wasn't a conscious decision," he says. "What you're wearing or not alters you. It doesn't take much. You learn your lines, you're told a few things. They say, 'Do you ever wear your hair straight back?' 'No.' 'Will you try that?' And Michael Mann says, 'Hey, I like it with your hair straight back.' 'Let's see what suit you're going to put on.' BY KATE O'HARE entertainment magazine select TV MOVING to Saturdays Starting February 4, 2012 Due to increased content planned for the new expanded Saturday Edition WEEKEND EDITION Rack and Store single copy price will change to $1.00 effective the same date D NEWSAILY RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY 2 x 5" ad image. You learn the lines, then they just come out a certain way, and you're altered." Among those followed on the backstretch are trainers Walt "The Old Man" Smith (Nick Nolte) – inspired by, Nolte says, legendary trainer Jack Van Berg – and Turo Escalante (John Ortiz), who has more than a professional relationship with his vet (Jill Hennessy). There are jockeys on the way up, such as Irish Rosie (Kerry Condon), and those trying to come back, such as Ronnie Jenkins (played by jockey Gary Stephens). 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