Maybe horse racing is just too… normal for New Orleans.
Behold, exotic animal racing this weekend at the New Orleans Fairgrounds. By exotic, we mean zebras, camels, and ostriches.
I know, you thought we were kidding. Check out this video of the ostriches racing. It’s everything you wanted, including one of the jockeys taking a small tumble.
According to reports from WDSU and Nola.com, the fairgrounds hosts the event to get people out to the track who normally wouldn’t come to races.
Saturday, beginning at 12:30 p.m., exotic animal races will be mixed in with the horse races. General admission is $5, and clubhouse tickets for adults only are $15.
Click here to purchase tickets, and check out the photo gallery below of pictures you never knew you needed, until now.
