HORSERACING-ESP-SANLUCAR

Jockeys race along a beach during the annual beach horse races in Sanlucar de Barrameda near Cadiz on August 25, 2022. – While originally the horse races on the beach of Sanlucar de Barrameda were informal competitions of horse owners who used them for fish transport from the old port to the local markets and nearby towns, the first official race organized by the Royal Horse Races Society of Sanlucar was celebrated on August 31, 1845.

(Photo by CRISTINA QUICLER / AFP)