racehorse?Punters at Kempton Park were treated to the quite unique spectacle when two legs took on four in a race for charity in 2010.The race in question saw former world champion sprinter Jamie Baulch take on the Brendan Powell-trained Peopleton Brook in a 100m dash down the run-in to the winning post.
Anyone who stayed late to watch the 10pm inter-species battle would have been forgiven for thinking they'd had a drop too much to drink as horse lined up against human.
In a scene reminiscent of Jesse Owens’ famous man vs horse contests, Baulch took his position a little bit in front of the starting stalls.But even with a decent advantage, there was nothing he could do to repel the charge of heavy favourite Peopleton Brook, who was available at 1/9 before the start of the race.
The horse galloped out of the stalls with menace, and it wasn't long before he was on Baulch's coattails as they reached the halfway stage. What animal do you think you could beat in a 100m sprint?
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