Washington racetrack hosts first-ever Grandparents Race
AUBURN, Wash. (WISH) — Emerald Downs, a horse racing track south of Seattle, had its first-ever Grandparents Race on Sunday.
Around 20 grandmas and grandpas raced to the finish line in the 40-yard “Grandparents Derby.”
Steve Butler, a grandpa from Everett, Washington, came in first after a few runners took a tumble.
No grandparents were seriously injured in the race, according to Emerald Downs.