'This is not a beauty contest': the serious business of racing reindeer"As the nights lengthen and temperatures drop, the reindeer of Lapland are preparing. Not for Christmas, which will presumably go unnoticed by the animals, but for the reindeer racing season, which starts in January and culminates with the King race in Inari in April.
Reindeer racing takes place along a 1,000-metre track, often on a frozen lake, towing a jockey on skis. The races are fast and occasionally rough, and while many take place in small villages in front of modest crowds of locals and reindeer enthusiasts, the final race in Inari, which offers a €3,000 prize, can draw crowds of up to 2,000 people..."
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