Horses race on a frozen lake at Swiss resort’s White Turf event

Feb 20, 2017

Horses race on a frozen lake at Swiss resort’s White Turf event

Steve Earley 0 Comment Eurasia, Sports, World Animals, horse racing, horses, snow, sports, Switzerland, winter

If the third Saturday in May in Baltimore can be too hot for you, another horse racing spectacle, held over the weekend at a mountain resort in Switzerland, courts the opposite extreme, holding its meeting on a frozen lake.

: Sonja Daroszewski with her horse Ferro Sensation competes during the flat race of the White Turf horse racing event in St. Moritz on February 19, 2017. The races are held on the frozen lake of the Swiss mountain resort. (MICHAEL BUHOLZER/AFP/Getty Images)

: Competitors take part in a flat race at the White Turf horse racing event in St. Moritz on February 19, 2017. The races are held on the frozen lake of the Swiss mountain resort. (MICHAEL BUHOLZER/AFP/Getty Images)

: This picture taken on February 19, 2017, shows a dog at the White Turf horse racing event in St Moritz on February 19, 2017.(MICHAEL BUHOLZER/AFP/Getty Images)

: Adrian Von Guten with his horse Mombasa competes in the Skikjoering race at the White Turf horse racing event in St Moritz on February 19, 2017. (MICHAEL BUHOLZER/AFP/Getty Images)

: Raphael Lingg with horse Sleeping Giant takes part in the 1800 meters flat race at the White Turf horse racing event in St Moritz on February 19, 2017. (MICHAEL BUHOLZER/AFP/Getty Images)

: Dennis Schergen on his horse Eyecatsher competes in the 1600 meters at the White Turf horse racing event in St Moritz on February 19, 2017. (MICHAEL BUHOLZER/AFP/Getty Images)

: Fabris Jindrich with his horse Hello Goodby competes during the flat race of the White Turf horse racing event in St. Moritz on February 19, 2017. The races are held on the frozen lake of the Swiss mountain resort. (MICHAEL BUHOLZER/AFP/Getty Images)

: Competitors take part in the 1700 meters trotting race at the White Turf horse racing event in St Moritz on February 19, 2017. (MICHAEL BUHOLZER/AFP/Getty Images)

: Competitors take part in the 1600 meters flat race at the White Turf horse racing event in St Moritz on February 19, 2017. (MICHAEL BUHOLZER/AFP/Getty Images)

: Competitors take part in the trotting race at the White Turf horse racing event in St Moritz on February 19, 2017. (MICHAEL BUHOLZER/AFP/Getty Images)

: Clement Lheureux on his horse Cominols and Milan Zatloukal on his horse Arche Pink take part in the 1800 meters flat race at the White Turf horse racing event in St Moritz on February 19, 2017. (MICHAEL BUHOLZER/AFP/Getty Images)

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