It was a bit of a drive outside of the city. It seemed more legend than an actual weekly event. The Kuwait Camel Racing Club in Kebd races every Saturday from October to March (inshallah) starting at 1400 hrs. The track is approximately 10 km around. The start for each race changes depending on the length of race. The noise you hear at the end of the clip is the sound of the whip that is operated by the little robots that are the "jockeys." It was interesting to view a Kuwaiti bedouin tradition!. The trucks driving alongside are the operators for the jockeys who have to stay within sight of the camel. No betting is allowed, so there were no trifectas or boxes that we tripled our money on.
"Robot jockeys" and Bedouin? And this is classified as "traditional?" Seems weird to me, but still interesting to watch. Thanks for the post!
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