Seagull Joins Horse Race , Comes second in photo finish.

I bet no one called that one.
The unlikely entrant was snapped by the photo finish camera at Brighton races coming second in the 7.10 race , it's believed to be the first time a bird has been caught pretending to be a race horse.

Lee McKenzie, who provided notes on the race for the Racing Post, said: "Some racegoers thought the seagull should have been awarded second place.
"It flew home up the final stretch and clearly beat the next horse by a long beak.
Pity it wasn't the next race on the card (7.40), won by Byrd In Hand from Hawk Moth, with another flyer Abigails Angel third."
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a reply to: gortex

Obligatory ATS photo comment: That's no bird, it's far too big! And the wings are bent wrong!

originally posted by: gortex
Seagull Joins Horse Race , Comes second in photo finish.

I was kinda hoping it was Seagull.

The Moderator.

a reply to: AugustusMasonicus

That's what I thought when I saw the title. LOL Go, Seagull!

originally posted by: Benevolent Heretic
That's what I thought when I saw the title. LOL Go, Seagull!

Hah. I was picturing the old Eddie Murphy skit from SNL, "I'm Carl Lewis, I beat racehorses!".

Thanks, that was a real tweet!

Another horse-race chuckle? "Hoof Hearted"

(o_O'' )

originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
I was kinda hoping it was Seagull. The Moderator.

That's what I thought. Instead we get a really cute critter story.
It sounds like the seagull joined the horses for the final stretch of the race.
Funny. Wonder what the gull was thinking ...

originally posted by: FlyersFan
Funny. Wonder what the gull was thinking ...

That the horse race was off topic and needed to get moved to BTS.

a reply to: gortex

Seagulls...so damn smug...

I was there...

It happened at Los Alamitos in Cypress Ca.

I am headed there in a couple hours to watch my horse run.

I saw a seagull win by a beak in the 70's.

a reply to: AugustusMasonicus



Trust me I'm not that fast.