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Wild moments from the ostrich and camel races at San Antonio’s Retama Park | San Antonio

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Last updated: July 1, 2024 4:53 am
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Camels and ostriches raced Saturday at Selma’s Retama Park Race Track, making for a quirky occasion. The novelty competitions were wedged between the serious business of horse racing as the track kicked off its quarter horse season.

The camel races were considerably tamer, and the beasts even allowed Selma Mayor Tom Daly to ride as a jockey. The mayor won handily on Hoofin’ Humphries, breezing past competitors Camela Anderson and Camel Macchiato.

“Nice to win in my own city,” Daly said at the winner’s circle after the race. “I thought I was a goner there when we left the gate!”

Horse racing was the main event, and the crowd of more than 1,000 cheered on victors including Lethal Fast Cash, Zoomin and The Grand Legend. Big money was on the line, with payouts as high as $60,000 and long lines of betters willing to wager on their favored steeds — win, place or show.

The Quarter Horse Season runs through August at Retama Park Race Track. Though the camels and ostriches were for one weekend only, fans of novelty races can return for the wiener dog race at the close of the season on Aug. 17.

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