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Images of racing: Camel races, spectators, horse races, boat races, running and marathon
Camel racing: riders, Qatar, Dubai. Sudan, spectators. Kentucky Derby: spectators, racetrack, Usa
QAT89DJ3_13 Rider brings an unwilling camel to starting line of the race. National camel race course. Abrega, Qatar. Copyright Tropix (D. Jenkin) DUB84TX2_13 Boy (11?), traditional costume, mounted on racing camel, holds cane erect, before race. Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Copyright Tropix (V. and M. Birley) DUB84TX1_06 Group of 5 boys (age 7-11?), very excited faces, before camel race: kids their age are riders. Dubai, Utd Arab Emirates. Copyright Tropix (V. and M. Birley) SUD89DD5_03 Young man in jellaba & turban on gaily dressed horse; other men behind. Racing spectators. South Darfur, Sudan. Copyright Tropix (D. Davis) USA02LS11_08 Grandstand: spectators, hats, drinks, horses race to finish line. Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs: Louisville, USA. Copyright Tropix (Lynn Seldon) USA02LS11_11 Kentucky Derby: spectators watch horse race through binoculars; racetrack; gambling. Churchill Downs, Louisville, USA. Copyright Tropix (Lynn Seldon) USA02LS11_10 View past 2 spectators in grandstand to twin spires, horses racing. Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs: Louisville, USA. Copyright Tropix (Lynn Seldon)
Horse racing: Kentucky Derby, Sudan, Llanero Cowboys in Venezuela, charge to Emir in Nigeria
USA02LS11_21 Kentucky Derby winning racehorse, War Emblem, led off track; jockey, trainers, owners. Churchill Downs, Louisville, USA. Copyright Tropix (Lynn Seldon) USA02LS11_18 Grandstand, twin spires, spectators, horses race around turn. Kentucky Derby. Gaming. Churchill Downs, Louisville, USA. Copyright Tropix (Lynn Seldon) SUD89DD5_17 Two young men on horseback racing each other for sport; Fur tribe, South Darfur, Sudan. Copyright Tropix (D. Davis) VEN82PH9_03 Llanero cowboys ride at speed through foaming river waters, whip their horses. Turiba, near Caicara; Venezuela. Copyright Tropix (P. HENLEY) NIG87DD2_08 Fulani tribe horsemen charge towards the Emir at a durbar (celebration). Gembu town, Mambilla Plateau, Eastern Nigeria. Copyright Tropix (D. Davis)
Boat racing: Victorious dragon boat, yacht racing, pilot gigs. Running: kids race, evening marathon
MLS94AFL4_21 Victorious dragon boat acknowledges its success, annual dragon boat racing in May, Likas Bay, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Mala Copyright Tropix (Alastair Fuad-Luke) MRS95AM1_20 Yacht racing on turquoise waters, blue sky, buildings and trees behind. Grand Baie, Mauritius. Copyright Tropix (A. Mountain) ENG06MHB267 Womens pilot gigs before race; six oared rowing boats built for speed; weekly event. St Marys Scilly Isles, England. Copyright Tropix (M & V BIRLEY) GHA93TX4_22 Mixed age boys and girls in sprint race: laughter, enthusiasm; long legs. Sandy Mile 16 Beach; Greater Accra Rgn, Ghana. Copyright Tropix (V. and M. Birley) SAF95TX3_04 Sport, recreation: crowds of Asian, white, and black men and women run in evening marathon. Durban, South Africa. Copyright Tropix (V. and M. Birley)
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