Man Wants More Family-Friendly Crowd To Come To Racetrack, Then He Has The Idea To Race Bulldogs

by pawbuzz on in Dogs 124

There is a city in Minnesota where a very special, unique race takes place each year — at the Canterbury Park horse track.

And, no, it’s not a horse race.

Nor is it a race between a group of people. It’s not a run like the famous “Running Of The Bulls” in Spain. No, this is the Running Of The Bulldogs.

Yes, bulldogs.

“We were doing wiener dog races for a while, and it’s popular with families and kids,” VP Of Marketing John Groen said. “We wanted to appeal to people who may not come out to the track for another reason.”

Indeed, a whopping four dozen bulldogs, with help from their owners, compete in this race, each of them trying to be the top dog in order to win the coveted prize: a trophy, $50, and a T-bone steak!

Forget the money and the trophy — for a dog, a steak is motivation enough to give it their all!

The title of champion this year belongs to Frank The Tank, who blew past the competition.

“I knew he was fast. But I didn’t realize how fast he actually was,” said Tricia Olson, Frank’s owner. “Can’t wait to defend our title next year.”

Check out this race in the video below, and please SHARE it on Facebook!



124 thoughts on “Man Wants More Family-Friendly Crowd To Come To Racetrack, Then He Has The Idea To Race Bulldogs”

  39. Valeria Smith

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    My bulldog would die. Legit, purple tongue, panting,hacking up slime, die. But she would still try I’m sure! And since she has never seen other dogs besides our Pomeranian, it might really confuse her!!

  49. Taylor Shiels

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    Relax their not running the whole track if you owned Bulldogs you would know they can run and have bits of energy just not for long. One of my bulldogs can out run me and many other breeds

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