Who’s shiny concept was the “Grandparents Race?”
Properly, because it seems, somebody throughout the Emerald Downs group got here up with it, and albeit a harmful occasion… it’s fairly entertaining. The thought is easy: quickly flip the horse racing monitor in Auburn, Washington right into a venue for these of their later years to see in the event that they’ve nonetheless acquired it.
Why do I’ve a sense this occasion might be sponsored by the native hospital and orthopedic institute?
Emerald Downs simply hosted their “Grandparents Race” for the second time in 2024, and so they had sufficient individuals to the place they might cut up the accidents individuals into two separate divisions: Grandmas and Grandpas. And that’s all tremendous and dandy, however are that many individuals actually signing waivers (I’m assuming these older folks need to signal a paper saying they’re liable for their very own accidents) to race on a dust monitor?
The video that’s at the moment going viral on-line seems to be to be from the primary annual Grandparents Race at Emerald Downs. Right me if I’m fallacious, however I see each grannies and grandpas competing towards one another. I additionally see loads of physique components giving out, and previous geezers and codgers (utilizing these phrases with all due respect, in fact) falling all the way down to the dust in immense ache and embarrassment.
Is it type of unhappy? You guess. However is it entertaining? Oh yeah.
Can I guess on this?
I’d love nothing greater than to journey to Emerald Downs and scout the individuals of the grandparent race. I’d like to ask questions, see if any individuals have stretched for the reason that Clinton Administration, after which place cash on the grandparent that I really feel the most effective about. It will in all probability go down like this:
“I’ve acquired an actual good feeling in regards to the white-haired gents in lane six. He’s carrying doctor-prescribed sneakers, and I like that’s he’s preemptively carrying a knee brace. Give me these odds all day lengthy.”
The 2024 version of the Grandparent race was simply as thrilling. Really, one may say it was twice as enthralling as a result of there have been two separate races. Emerald Downs arrange the 50-yard-dash and as soon as once more invited older people to voluntarily endure ligament injury.
Ernie Hutchinson, 54, was the “Grandpa Division” winner, and when requested if he had ready for the race even the slightest, he instructed Emerald Downs no, and that he thought he had pulled each of his hamstrings through the occasion:
“No! Nothing. I simply got here a working! I don’t assume I may of made it one other 50 yards.”
As for the “Grandman Division,” a girl by the identify of Alka Klinge took house the title. She had by no means been to the race monitor earlier than, and her husband introduced her and satisfied her to do the race on a whim. She ended up profitable the race barefooted:
“I got here to the monitor in a gown and heels and had to return to the automotive to alter.”
Hear, I’m from Kentucky, and I really like the whole lot in regards to the Kentucky Derby… however I feel the way forward for the dust monitor sport is Grandparent racing. Simply watch this video under of the “Slowest Two Minutes in Sports activities” and inform me I’m fallacious in considering that. I dare you:
