L’Incroyable Pari
French organizers transformed the Stade de France in Paris into the “world’s smallest horse racing track” Saturday. “The idea was to meld sport and spectacle into a giant show designed to attract new fans to more legitimate racing, and in that sense, it is difficult to say whether the bet paid off. The racing Saturday was certainly unlike anything fans would find at a real racecourse.” Indeed. The show included a “techno-music light-and-horse spectacle between races.” (International Herald Tribune)
