Harness raced marred by accidents ends on an insane driverless horse going in opposite direction hitting other horse and driver heads-on. Sadly, both horses are no longer with us. [video=youtube;hlXcqvE5MH0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlXcqvE5MH0[/video]
Sitting 6 feet behind a horses anus with your legs spread wide open, traveling at 50 mph on 10-speed bicycle wheels doesn't seem like a very well informed decision to make
The announcer had no emotion. It reminded me of space shuttle Columbia. The rocket blew into a thousand pieces but the announcers voice stayed the same
No shit (hopefully). Yeah the whole idea is a recipe for disaster. I saw one years ago...some guy has a heart attack during the race, falls off his buggy onto the track, and gets plowed by a few of the assholes behind him.
[video=youtube;Ezyw_k6XmT8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezyw_k6XmT8[/video] Wait for it. 35 second mark.
He's probably numb to it. The StL track used to have harness racing. A couple of bad accidents and the track decided it wasn't worth it.
This sorta makes me miss Luck on HBO. It was cancelled because a couple horses died while filming. Well, that and nobody was watching.