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That Saturday’s race marked the third year in a row that T-Rexes have sprinted at Emerald Downs. After a video of last year’s event drew the attention of ESPN and lured more than a million viewers online, officials decided to make the race more formal, using the track’s starting gate to ensure a fair and equal start.
The new sense of propri- ety was short-lived. After the gates sprang open, two dozen theropods sped across the track in a flop- ping frenzy, their bodies whipping back and forth as the crowd hollered.
“Look how they run with their heads real high,” the track’s broadcaster Joe
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Emerald Downs racetrack looks relatively normal. But then the gates open and the race begins, and instead of thoroughbreds, a mass of people bursts forth, run- ning as fast as they can — while wearing oversized T-Rex costumes.
“The T-Rexes stand at the ready — and T-Rexes, away!” track announcer Tom Harris yells, as pre- historic — and hilarious — chaos breaks out on the track.
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At the wire, a dino named Regular Unleaded took the victory, holding off Rex Girlfriend by a tail.
The sight of fierce-look- ing dinosaurs bobbing down a groomed dirt racetrack has quickly be- come a fan favorite at Emerald Downs, which is owned and operated by the Muckleshoot Tribe in Auburn, Washington.
“The crowd response is the best part of the event,” says Cody Bennett, a sales manager at the TriGuard pest control company, which holds the race. “The kids love us, and we enjoy taking pictures with them before and after the race. It’s always enjoyable to hear the adults making bets with each other on which T-Rex will win.”
Withee said recently, as he previewed the T-Rex race. “That’s the style of T-Rexes, I guess: heads high.”
That event brought a full field like few others. To ac- commodate all the T-Rexes running, the racers were double-stacked into the gate’s 12 stalls. Despite the crowded conditions, a video of the race shows only one T-Rex hitting the dirt after struggling to keep up with its Cretacean competitors.
“I’m so disappointed,” a comment on the track’s Facebook video says. “I literally only watched this to see how many would fall.”Others simply said the video was the best thing they’d seen all year.
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