ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — For those who missed out, there was a mini-Kentucky Derby here in Albuquerque where they didn’t race horses, but they raced other animals instead while raising money for a good cause.
“Instead of racing horses, we race goats,” said Shannon Burt, Mandy’s Farm barn and animal coordinator. “It brings (in) a lot of people, and it just brings a lot of joy and happiness. It’s a lot of fun.”
Over the past 10 years of the event, Burt said attendance has almost quintupled. With this year’s watch party bringing in around 500 people to the farm to not only watch the goat race, but also eat food, bid on auction items and of course watch the Kentucky Derby…