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The fastest donkeys in the west

Every year in Colorado in the United States, thousands of spectators converge on small rural communities for Burro Racing season.

The sport, where runners teamed with donkeys, or burros, compete over a course of tracks and rough terrain commemorates the gold mining history of the state, and helps to keep the communities alive.

Sportshour's Richard Fleming reports from Fairplay, Colorado....

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