Dino-madness! T-Rex costumes fill racing track

Enthusiasts compete in the races at Emerald Downs dressed like Tyrannosaurus Rex

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Virendra Saklani, Chief Visual Journalist
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T-Rex racers participate in a preliminary heat during the "T-Rex World Championship Races" at Emerald Downs, Sunday, June 29, 2025, in Auburn, Washington.
T-Rex racers participate in a preliminary heat during the "T-Rex World Championship Races" at Emerald Downs, Sunday, June 29, 2025, in Auburn, Washington.
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From left, friends Carmen Alvarado, Donaji Torres, Mazay Jimenez and Hector Hernandez pretend to eat their deflated T-Rex friend Joselyne Rivera, on the ground,
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Fan-favourite event transforms horse racing track into a prehistoric playground as participants don inflatable Tyrannosaurus rex costumes and race to the finish line.
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Racers are escorted to the track.
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Racers wait in their gates before the men's championship.
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The event, a quirky fan-favourite, featured three thrilling heats: men’s, women’s, and children’s divisions. Each group was packed with dino-suited racers whose vision was limited, arms were hilariously short, and balance was a daily struggle—but whose enthusiasm knew no bounds.
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T-rex racers participate in an over-50 race.
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Herd of bobbling dinosaurs thundered down the track. Inflatable tails whipped around, feet flailed in every direction.
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Cody Vancina of Skydive Snohomish dives at the finish line after parachuting down to the track in a T-Rex outfit with two colleagues during the "T-Rex World Championship Races" at Emerald Downs.
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Virendra SaklaniChief Visual Journalist
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