Another discipline that has steadily developed over the years as a firm fan favourite is the grandly titled Great American Duck Race, where specially trained mallard ducks splash their way around a purpose-built water track.

By holding such events, the fair has gained renown as a hotbed for innovative animal racing and organisers are keen to further cultivate this reputation. Hence the arrival, in 2004, of the brand new pig racing competition, which claims to offer some of the best "snout-to-snout and slab-to-slab action" to be found anywhere across the United States.

from: Saddle-up, whether it be on a bull, a horse or a sheep, at the annual Colorado State Fair by Peter Harrington
source: The Independent (London), 4 September 2004.
via: HighBeam Research
Copyright © 2004 Independent Newspapers (UK) Ltd.