Chonburi, Thailand (AP) – The humble buffalo have become a huge show animal in Thailand. they were Celebrated Monday at the annual Buffalo Racing Festival and Beauty Pageant in Chonburi City. Tractors have mostly replaced Buffalo with large farm work these days. However, the competition sparked a new interest in animals. The festival, held at the end of November, celebrates the beginning of the harvest season and the animals that were once essential to Thai agriculture.
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Thai Buffalo Racers will launch a sprint event at the annual Buffalo Racing Festival in Chonburi, Thailand on Monday, October 6th, 2025 (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Thai Buffalo Racers will compete at the annual Buffalo Racing Festival in Chonburi, Thailand on Monday, October 6th, 2025 (AP Photo/Sashai Lalit)
Thai Buffalo Racers will compete in the sprint event at the annual Buffalo Racing Festival in Chonburi, Thailand on Monday, October 6th, 2025 (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
The Buffalo Rider loses his balance and collapses in a sprint race on Monday, October 6, 2025 at the annual Buffalo Race Festival in Chonburi, Thailand.
Thai Buffalo Riders will lose their balance and fall into a sprint event on Monday, October 6, 2025 at the annual Buffalo Racing Festival in Chonburi, Thailand.
Members of the Thai Buffalo Racing Team will try to control it before the sprint race at the annual Buffalo Racing Festival, held in Chonburi, Thailand on Monday, October 6, 2025.
Thai Buffalo Racers will compete at the annual Buffalo Racing Festival in Chonburi, Thailand on Monday, October 6th, 2025 (AP Photo/Sashai Lalit)
The blue shirt front, the Buffalo Catcher, will try to stop Buffalo after crossing the finish line at the sprint event at the annual Buffalo Racing Festival in Chonburi, Thailand on Monday, October 6, 2025.
Thai Buffalo Racers will cross the finish line at the sprint event at the annual Buffalo Racing Festival held in Chonburi, Thailand on Monday, October 6th, 2025.
