Camel race

Syrian coach, Rabia (R), and French Jockey Olivier Philipponeau (L) compete during the first French Cup of dromadery races on August 12, 2012 on the horserace track of the western French city of La Chartre-sur-le-Loir. Unusual in these latitudes, nine dromaderies that have never seen the desert, take the start of two races of 1000 meters, ridden by French jockeys, more or less confirmed. (AFP PHOTO / JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER)