The pun-loving Western Pack Burro Ass-ociation manages the modern race circuit that extends from the Tombstone Donkey Dash in Arizona to a Weekend at Burney race in Cassel, California, and a new ...

The pun-loving Western Pack Burro Ass-ociation manages the modern race circuit that extends from the Tombstone Donkey Dash in Arizona to a Weekend at Burney race in Cassel, California, and a new ...

Tom Garrity of Albuquerque, leads his donkey, Comet, on the six-mile burro race through the scenic and historic landscape of Cerrillos Hills State Park on Saturday. “It sounds silly.

What did sound a whole lot of giggles and craziness was a burro race. That’s right, a run with a donkey – and a couple of GoPros to record the feat. The rules are simple.

Pack burros and their human companions race through the streets of a former mining town and across backcountry desert trails in Cerrillos, N.M., on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Credit: AP/Morgan Lee By ...