Boing Boing: Man wins person-v-horse race for first time in 25 years

Sunday, June 13, 2004

Man wins person-v-horse race for first time in 25 years

There's a Welsh town that hosts an annual 22-mile human-verus-horse footrace, with a £1000 cumulative prize for any human beats the horse that's gone unclaimed for 25 years -- until now.

Bookies William Hill had to pay out on scores of bets struck at odds of 16/1.
This year's contest had a record 500 runners and more than 40 horses and riders competing for the winning title.

Link (via Ben Hammersley)

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