Tag: Buffalo Races
Buffalo races come to Chonburi Oct. 26
Chonburi’s buffalos will race again when the province celebrates the end of Buddhist Lent Oct. 26 at Chonburi City Hall. Deputy Gov. Chawalit Saeng-Uthai...
Ban Bung holds its own buffalo races
Never one to be outdone by Chonburi City, Ban Bung opened its own annual buffalo-racing festival at Toh Rung Market. The Ban Bung city...
Buffaloes dress up, race hard at Chonburi festival
Farmers swapped paddy fields for a dusty race course as they sprinted for glory on the backs of prized water buffaloes at the Chonburi...
Million Years Stone Park donates 22 buffaloes
The Million Years Stone Park donated Chonburi-bred buffalos to farming families in 11 districts in a belated celebration of HM the Queen’s Aug. 12...
Charging buffalos star at Nongprue racing festival
Cheering crowds, pounding hooves and flaying bamboo whips, with the occasional spectacular tumble thrown in for good measure, were all part and parcel of...
Speed, humor amaze crowds at 142nd Chonburi Buffalo Races
Buffaloes of all shapes and colors thundered over a 100-meter track in Chonburi, astounding crowds with their terrific speed - and poor sense of...
Chonburi buffalo races on for this weekend
To celebrate the end of Buddhist Lent, Chonburi officials have once again organized their annual Buffalo Racing Festival. The weeklong festival runs from Oct....
Chonburi buffalo races set for Oct. 18-20
To celebrate the end of Buddhist Lent, Chonburi officials have once again organized their annual Buffalo Racing Festival. The weeklong festival runs from Oct....
Chonburi buffalos race Oct. 14-20
Buddhist Lent may have started only recently, but Chonburi officials are already planning for its end and the province’s annual buffalo races. Deputy Gov....
Thundering hooves compete for top honors at Lake Mabprachan
Beasts of burden of all ages and sizes put on a show at Lake Mabprachan as Pattaya’s version of the annual buffalo races took...
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