Weiner Dog Race Ends In Photo Finish - 13WHAM-TV
Batavia, N.Y. – Officials from Batavia Downs have determined Sunday's Weiner Dog Race was too close to call, after a controversial ruling make the race, the talk of the town Monday.
"Weiner dog races is probably one of our biggest days of the year, there were around 3,500 people here," Batavia Downs General Manager Todd Haight says about the unusual but popular event.
At first, officials and spectators thought Dachshund Gordon Ryan had nosed out two-time champion Jake Arnold in Sunday's race but judges watching from high atop Batavia Downs and a camera determined otherwise.
"A lot of people thought that Gordon won it," Haight recalls.
Jake Arnold was crowned Sunday's champion, but is now apparently sharing that title.
"The video showed that it looked like Gordon," adds Haight.
All of this doggy discussion has created quite the conversation in the usually quiet city of Batavia.
"Around here that can be big news," says Howard Owens who publishes the online newspaper, "The Batavian."
When Owens found out the race results were under review last night, he rushed to get the news onto the Internet.
"When I got the email from Todd (Haight) last night that the results were under review, that's like breaking news I got it up online right away," Owens adds.
The winner, gets $200 in casino credit and a rematch between Jake and Gordon is now in the works for Saturday evening.
30 Aug, 2011--
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