Racehorse Ride-Along at Turf Paradise

April 27, 2011 | 9:49 AM | Events | By Frank Johnson

Ever wonder what it’s like to ride a real-deal racehorse as it flies around the around the mile-long track at Phoenix’s Turf Paradise at some 40 miles per hour? (You know, without all the actual talent, risk and crazy crash dieting it takes to be a professional jockey.) Check out this wild first-person footage taken from a camera strapped to the jockey’s helmet. Named EquiSight, this new technology was developed by a couple of University of Arizona students, and will worn by all jockeys this Saturday, April 30 during the Turf Paradise’s Arizona Breeders’ Day races, where the winning jockeys’ footage will be replayed on the big screen.

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