Duck racing.. a new variety?

[boyptc]

These are common in rural areas where people don't have that much to have fun with so they create such as their pets to have some race.

Quite curious how it would be seeing flying birds race.

There is actually pigeon racing and that's also a common thing ever since.

--> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigeon_racing

Yes, here in our place that's what is the norm, and I think it's the season as well of spider fighting. There were reports that there are people being arrested for that kind of game, EXPLAINER: Why individuals get arrested due to spider-fighting

If that's illegal in an area, the police will have no choice but to arrest the organizers and everyone that are involved in it.

Pigeon racing? Lol, when I was a little boy around 12-13 years old I had racing pigeons, we will go ride on a train so a designated place where we go and throw our pigeons and the first one to go to home wins. And there are huge money on the line,  

So I'm more familiar with this kind of race, although first time to hear about duck racing, but it sounds fun. And who knows, there could be someone from behind taking bets as well.

I guess everyone has that childhood with the pigeon racing but it's still as big as it is right now.

Duck racing is fun and you'd hear the quacks while they run for a one field goal.

[Wexnident]

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Not really animal centric but go sub to redbulls YT. They do crazy (and weird) sports out there and I wouldn't doubt it if Red bull all of a sudden decided to start some sort of competition with those types of activities. It's just weird... and entertaining at the same time lol.

This is more of entertainment than gambling. I have seen a couple of those funny events and what I like most is the fun the people derived from those events. I have even see one involving babies crawling, where the winning is usually the first to move from one end to the other. It is usually more of fun than the gambling, maybe this is where gambling for fun really come in. Animals can actually be trained to be competitive so predicting the outcome of their even could be easy judging from their past records.

Well you've seen people betting on who's the next president, who's going to win the miss universe, and the like, why not watch ducks racing each other? . Animals being competitive isn't anything new, just that there are a lot of trainers for the most common animals like dogs and horses. And yeah, there's probably a lot less variance in them competing compared to human sports.

[salad daging]

Maybe it's a rural festival and they're not aiming to gamble, they're just having fun with the festival.

Interested in coming to this field, but not the purpose of betting but just want to see the action.
So far there has been no experience in my country of anything like this.
Yeah it seems like a fair game for gamblers because it will depend on luck, we don't know which duck is the fastest, maybe for me this is fair.

[zuzie]

If there is such an activity, maybe I will be curious and interested to see it because it could be entertainment for me even if only for a moment.
However, if it is about this kind of gambling, I think it sounds very funny and interesting because in it there will be many bets, either in the form of money bets or just appreciation for the duck that will win.
And in my opinion, duck racing like this is still rarely held if in my country the most popular is cockfighting using real chicken media and gamblers can win when the chicken they bring can beat the chicken of other gamblers until the end of the match.

[Sandra_hakeem]

People are easily entertained that anything can be made into a eace and bet. I have seen some snail races as well. Must be a long race then, lol.   I have seen quite some odd ones as well. I have seen not animals but husbands carrying their wives race to the finish line.

Snail racing, just like what you illustrated with the picture is even more creepy and boring ASF! How do I just sit back and watch snail crawling in a row? How's that even entertaining?

That being said, husbands carrying their wives on their back could happen most frequently as novelty games, marriage tours etc..

Not really animal centric but go sub to redbulls YT. They do crazy (and weird) sports out there and I wouldn't doubt it if Red bull all of a sudden decided to start some sort of competition with those types of activities. It's just weird... and entertaining at the same time lol.

Most of the sports being practiced by redbulls sportsmen ain't competitions already? What's the skydiving and mountain climbing for then? I'd be sick of my body secreting too much adrenaline (if there's anything like that..lol)

[Jawhead999]

Maybe it's a rural festival and they're not aiming to gamble, they're just having fun with the festival.

Yeah, rural festival usually use animals because they're lack of entertainment. Honestly it's really rare to see duck racing, I didn't find anything when I googled it.

Well you've seen people betting on who's the next president, who's going to win the miss universe, and the like, why not watch ducks racing each other? . Animals being competitive isn't anything new, just that there are a lot of trainers for the most common animals like dogs and horses. And yeah, there's probably a lot less variance in them competing compared to human sports.

For presidential election, sometime we already know who will win.

For miss universe, it's really subjective, honestly I have no idea what the criteria to become a champion.

Duck racing, I think it's completely gambling because we don't know which one is fast, which one is smart and which one is the loser. The odds should be @5.00 for all the ducks lol.

[Sandra_hakeem]

So far there has been no experience in my country of anything like this.
Yeah it seems like a fair game for gamblers because it will depend on luck, we don't know which duck is the fastest, maybe for me this is fair.

Do we really have much faster ducks? ... Unless one that looks obessed, I don't think anyone can be boastful of a particular duck that runs so fast....

Well, this ain't even possible as it's been confirmed to be a playful gathering, done in remembrance or celebration whatsoever.. it's been going on for over 70 decades and more.

Duck racing, I think it's completely gambling because we don't know which one is fast, which one is smart and which one is the loser. The odds should be @5.00 for all the ducks lol.

even if this is supposed to be converted into a game you could wager, all the ducks can't bear an odd as big as 5.00.. That's a one quick way to run yourself dry as a bookie.

[BABY SHOES]

Honestly it's really rare to see duck racing, I didn't find anything when I googled it.

Moreover, I had just heard of duck racing... Maybe this event was not exposed by other media, and those who spread it were themselves posting on their social accounts.

Duck racing, I think it's completely gambling because we don't know which one is fast, which one is smart and which one is the loser. The odds should be @5.00 for all the ducks lol.

If money is at stake then it's pure gambling... All equal with odds of 5.00 maybe if I bet I will have a random and the most adorable duck. Hahaha

Unless one that looks obessed, I don't think anyone can be boastful of a particular duck that runs so fast....

Maybe the wild ducks when chased run a bit fast, but usually in events like this, all the pet ducks that they take care of lovingly run slow.

[AliMan]

This duck racing is somehow a rare idea that has come to sports betting, because commonly I saw only for Chicken like for a cockfighting. The difference on this racing was similar to horse racing, predicting who's ducklings will be catching the winning moment but it's really hard to point out which of those will hit the finish line since it's not that fast to walk or run like a horse or a dog race.
However, I don't think that much that this type of gambling sports will sustain same with other existing one that continuously gaining a lot of patronizers.

[crwth]

This game is relatively new to me, but I am not surprised that there is something like this because it can be done just like how you do it with chickens if you are doing cock fighting. Maybe any animal that would be competitive with each other.

I’m quite pessimistic about this type of game because it can be rigged to inject something into the duck.

[Cryptomultiplier]

This duck racing is somehow a rare idea that has come to sports betting, because commonly I saw only for Chicken like for a cockfighting. The difference on this racing was similar to horse racing, predicting who's ducklings will be catching the winning moment but it's really hard to point out which of those will hit the finish line since it's not that fast to walk or run like a horse or a dog race.
However, I don't think that much that this type of gambling sports will sustain same with other existing one that continuously gaining a lot of patronizers.

We share same thoughts on this subject of duck racing, because for me, i have seen dog racing, rabbit vs tortoise racing, horse racing, camel racing, and more than 101 other kinda animal racing as well as animal fighting that involves spectators placing a bet on a particular choice from the animal in competition.

I doubt duck racing would be anything new and apart or different from any kinda gambling game that has been existing. So if you have an interest and happen to have a place around where one can go watch these animal stunts and racing, do so for the fun of it and bet no more than you need to.

[Davidvictorson]

Lol. Duck racing? Humans are just hilarious. Whoever thought about this? Two bored drunk dudes?

Well this is my first time to hear about this. Certainly this type of sports is not popular in my country. I doubt if anyone has ever thought if anything as this exists. I just watched this on YouTube and it was just hilarious. Well, I am thinking that in the context of gambling, the youngest duck would have a much higher odds than an older duck.

[milewilda]

Well, I've been doing alot of reading in the past days.. During one of my expeditions, I stumbled on a video -- The competition between ducks ( not the rubber or simulated ones) -- a real duck!
* Has anyone found an interest in stopping by the fields where these games are initiated before?
* How was your xperience?
* Do you think it's a fair game for the gamblers and the organizers as well? More illustrations on the picture below:

We do have several animals that had been involved on these kind of racing.
Dogs and Pigs (For sure there would be others too)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmgpCD9JA2E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEX787opZvE

*Totally depends on a certain individual and for me then it wont really be that a bad idea or thing for you to consider out on making up some bet.
*I have dont it before but as we can see on which there were people who are really that betting on it, so it must be fun.
*When it comes to fairness then as long those animals are on the same condition or state when it comes to health and other factors which to be the same
then it could really be said that it is really just that fair enough.

[Bushdark]

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Not really animal centric but go sub to redbulls YT. They do crazy (and weird) sports out there and I wouldn't doubt it if Red bull all of a sudden decided to start some sort of competition with those types of activities. It's just weird... and entertaining at the same time lol.

This is more of entertainment than gambling. I have seen a couple of those funny events and what I like most is the fun the people derived from those events. I have even see one involving babies crawling, where the winning is usually the first to move from one end to the other. It is usually more of fun than the gambling, maybe this is where gambling for fun really come in. Animals can actually be trained to be competitive so predicting the outcome of their even could be easy judging from their past records.

Well you've seen people betting on who's the next president, who's going to win the miss universe, and the like, why not watch ducks racing each other? . Animals being competitive isn't anything new, just that there are a lot of trainers for the most common animals like dogs and horses. And yeah, there's probably a lot less variance in them competing compared to human sports.

We can not compare human sport with animal although it can be fun seeing docks racing and how intelligent they could be to make sure that they come the first position individually. Animal sports is all fun and we should endeavor to watch them race because their are lots of things we can learn about them. Animals are wonderful creatures and seeing their agility and focus in competitions can be really impressive and I urge everyone to give it a try at least watch their sports if we don't have access to it on TV, we can check on YouTube or other sport websites.

[The Sceptical Chymist]

This is quacktastic lmfao wow this takes the cake for all the posts on here today 😂. Where can I sign up and make my first duck race bet? This would be so funny to watch I’m sure I am truly laughing hysterically right now lol.

Duck racing, eh?  I assume if I searched on Youtube I'd find an example of this stuff in action, but for the life of me I can't wrap my head around it.  It seems to me like it'd be trying to get cats to race--you just can't train certain animals to do certain things, like run around a track in competition with each other.

Aside from that, having a winged creature engage in a foot race....yeah, there's a big part of me that doesn't think that's cool.  Not like I'm a PETA member, but I'm not a fan of using animals for entertainment or gambling purposes in a way that's unnatural to them or harms them.  That said, I haven't read this whole thread nor looked into the ethical concerns surrounding duck races.  If those thoughts weren't whizzing around in my head, I'd join tread93 in laughing 'til my face turned blue.

[HONDACD125]

This isn't surprising considering we have seen or heard about a sport where people have sex and others make bets on which team will win, lol. The world is going crazy these days, you will be surprised by the kind of sports and games they are coming up with. I have seen slap competitions being held on international levels, I mean, are we running out of proper sports and games which is why we are relying on such things?

I wonder if people make bets on such games and sports only to waste their money. Some might do it only for fun but for gains, I don't think so. There are so many legit and good sports out there, sports where you can do analysis and make your bets on logics instead of going with your gut feelings and because you find a participant cute.

[usekevin]

Maybe it's a rural festival and they're not aiming to gamble, they're just having fun with the festival.

Interested in coming to this field, but not the purpose of betting but just want to see the action.
So far there has been no experience in my country of anything like this.
Yeah it seems like a fair game for gamblers because it will depend on luck, we don't know which duck is the fastest, maybe for me this is fair.

This type of racing was common in the village side is my opinion and he way of looking forward of winning using this game was unique one.Most of the people will just watch this type gambling and enjoy by watching.But the gamblers who use their money in any form of gambling will have the real fun compared to the other people.If you watch you just predict and just have fun.But if you predict after the money you earned and used for the betting,the real fun you will enjoy because of the money earning by the prediction in the game.

[Strongkored]

I saw it was funny (I searched on YouTube) and I didn't even get any adrenaline out when I watched it because of its funny behavior.

Whether it is fair or not for gamblers and organizers is not the main thing in my opinion because if the aim is purely for gambling they will make other bets, for example cockfighting, horse racing, and the betting system is made by The organizer is known to the bettors so this should be fair.

[bubilas]

Well, I've been doing alot of reading in the past days.. During one of my expeditions, I stumbled on a video -- The competition between ducks ( not the rubber or simulated ones) -- a real duck!
* Has anyone found an interest in stopping by the fields where these games are initiated before?
* How was your xperience?

This is the first time I've heard of such an activity. I find this type of gambling funny. I usually don't like the exploitation of animals, especially such cruel ones where they use fighting cocks.
They suffer for the sake of human vices, and this is unacceptable. But these goose races are funny and fun, because these animals do not suffer in this case. I would love to attend such an event, because it seems to me that if you drink beer and watch it with friends, you can have fun

[bakasabo]

I saw it was funny (I searched on YouTube) and I didn't even get any adrenaline out when I watched it because of its funny behavior.

Whether it is fair or not for gamblers and organizers is not the main thing in my opinion because if the aim is purely for gambling they will make other bets, for example cockfighting, horse racing, and the betting system is made by The organizer is known to the bettors so this should be fair.

For me this also looks like a fun activity only. Duck racing has only entertaining purpose. I feel like they are organized on a fairies, or traveling circus or amusement park have them. This isnt gambling. Same as throwing darts into balloons in amusement park would be called gambling, because there are elements of lack, random and money are involved during getting the prize. But the thing I like that duck racing - I believe duck get no harm during race, or training or preparation for the race. It is not the same as cock or dog fighting.