Featured Video: Daftest Event on the Horse Racing Calendar

Sometimes it’s the silliest things in life that are most entertaining. Case in point, London’s Pantomime Horse Race, a tradition dating back to 2010 in which 10 pairs of runners in two-person horse costumes take to the streets of Greenwich.

Because a panto-horse race in the streets of London apparently isn’t silly enough, the organizers gave it a Star Wars theme this year for added absurdity. With apologies to Saturday Night Live’s Stefon…

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“This race has everything. Storm troopers, two-man horse costumes, ridiculously oversized Princess Leia hair…”

There are lots of great photos from the event at its official website, pantohorserace.com.

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Galadriel says:
December 28, 2014 at 11:56 pm
This is great! :)
Looks like the zebra won!
Marion says:
January 27, 2015 at 3:57 am
Different, that's all I can say!
Annie says:
April 8, 2015 at 5:46 am
Oh This is too funny!
Alicia says:
December 10, 2015 at 6:26 am
Strange but funny for sure!