Viewfinder: Horse Racing in the U.K. - Pacific Standard

Viewfinder: Horse Racing in the U.K.

Author:: Pacific Standard Staff
Publish date:: Mar 15, 2017

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Buveur D’Air, ridden by Noel Fehily, jumps before going on to win the Stan James Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 14th, 2017, in Cheltenham, England. (Photo: Harry Trump/Getty Images)

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Alex Hintermair clings to his ox Maxl during a race on Ascension in Bavaria on May 10th, 2018, in Taufkirchen, Germany. Ox racing is a sport in Bavaria, though when a Taufkirchen fraternity sought to hold an ox race to celebrate its 125th anniversary the organizers could not find enough male oxen trained for racing, so they broadened the race parameters to include camels. Eight oxen and four camels took part in the 100-meter-long race in a combination of animals that is reportedly a first in Bavarian history.

Alex Hintermair clings to his ox Maxl during a race on Ascension in Bavaria on May 10th, 2018, in Taufkirchen, Germany.

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