If you came here for equestrian porn, this picture is all you're gettin'.WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Stewards took more than 30 minutes to unravel bizarre events surrounding the maiden steeplechase at the Canterbury Jockey Club's meeting before declaring Nana the winner by an extraordinary 128 lengths. Nana was the only horse to complete the course without falling and by jumping every fence. Five horses fell, two jockeys broke collarbones and one horse was treated for stress. What's His Name was running fifth in the home straight but finished second when three horses fell at the last fence: Mala Strana and About Time were vying for second when they both crashed and Son of the Oak inherited second place until it also went down at the last. About Time's jockey remounted his horse and finished third. Jockey George Strickland, who had started the race on Mala Strana, remounted Ice Pack which had fallen earlier in the race and claimed fourth place but was disqualified. "That was a bit weird," steward Stewart Ching said of Strickland's swap. "We are not sure why that happened. It added to the confusion." "It was one of the more bizarre races I have to deal with." Not as bizarre as one of those horses having the same name as I went by in High School... "What's His Name". That has to be up there with Hoof Hearted, Couch Won't Miss Ya, Bye Bye Boredom, and the greatest racehorse name of all time, Snubbin' Pubbin'.
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