Colorado Considers Burro Racing as Official Summer Sport
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}There's a move afoot to make burro racing Colorado's official summer sport.
Republican state Rep. Tom Massey says skiing has been declared the official winter sport, so he plans to sponsor a resolution next year declaring pack burro racing as the western state's official summer sport.
Western Pack Burro Association spokesman Brad Wann tells KDVR-TV that donkey races are a tribute to the miners who would race back to the office with their donkeys after they struck gold to claim it.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Today's competitions are five to 29 miles long. Competitors run alongside the donkeys, which are required to carry 33-pound packs and mining tools.
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