Camels, ostriches and horses, oh my.
That’s right, exotic racing featuring camels and ostriches comes to Vernon Downs in a pair of exhibition races on Friday night.
The ostrich race featuring three birds will take place following the 4th race of the evening (approximately 7:45 pm) and the camel race featuring four camels will take place following the 8th race (approximately 9:15 pm). The camels will be ridden by jockeys while the ostriches will be driven by people in chariots, similar to the horse races. The races will be approximately 1/16th of a mile down the Vernon Downs stretch.
“We held races like these at our sister properties last year for the first time and they were smashing successes,” said Justin Horowitz, Regional Racing Marketing Manager. “We had so many fans buzzing about the races so we can’t wait to bring them to Vernon for our fans to enjoy.”
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Crap. Here comes PETA to spoil all the fun. If it's PETA season, can we shoot them?
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