![]() ![]() We are, firstly, talking about often fractious and unpredictable 1,100 to 1,200lb animals. There is a whole race to be run with multitudinous and mind-boggling factors. It is telling that those “500 things” are only about the start of a race - the first three jumps or strides. Her job is to interview winning riders after major races for the network at the Triple Crown and Breeders’ Cup races. The quote above is from Donna Barton-Brothers ( pictured), former American jockey and mounted racing reporter for NBC Sports TV. ![]() There is multi-tasking and then there is riding a racehorse. “I really, honestly think that there are maybe 500 things going through your mind all at one time at the start of a race.” Photo: Jon Voorhees/Breeders’ Cup/Eclipse Sportswire ![]() Wrench Wench: Betty evokes this aesthetic, and even carries a giant wrench wit her which she uses as a bludgeon.When a plan comes together: John Velazquez and Gamine sweep past longtime leader Serengeti Empress to take a winning lead in the 2020 Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint at Keeneland, the culmination of a carefully thought-out plan by the Hall of Fame rider.Speech Impediment: Clawdius the Lion speaks with a lisp.Shellshocked Veteran: Zero-G is apparently a veteran of some armed conflict, and is prone to flashbacks mid-race.You could be dominating for the entire race but lose in the last stretch because the computer suddenly gets faster. Rubber-Band A.I.: Unfortunately, the game has a pretty bad case of it.Not Quite Flight: One of the power-ups allows you to glide for a short time.Institutional Apparel: Spanx wears a tattered straitjacket. ![]() According to the manual, his fascination with motorcycles may stem from the fact that he can't stand the smell when he's in a car with himself. Gasshole: Chops the Boar belches and farts near-constantly.Forced Transformation: At the end of the story mode, Hex gets turned into a pig.Edible Ammunition: Throwable fruit is one of the most common power-ups.Covered in Scars: None are visible on his model, but Zero-G attests that he's "Only scarred about the face, chest, neck and head.".Chained by Fashion: Big Blue wears a single manacle around his ankle with a broken chain attached to it.Cameo: Gex is one of the hidden characters.Whereas the song that is heard every time you start the game is "Roll it Up" by The Crystal Method, so it's easier to claim that as the game's theme song. Bootstrapped Theme: The song created specifically for the game, "Mad Dash", only plays on certain levels.The Ahnold: Tremlord is a hulking, muscular Tremmel who speaks in a comical Austrian accent.Unfortunately, the game never was made backwards compatible with the Xbox 360 note technically, it was, but only a couple seconds into a race, the game freezes and hasn't been re-released for the Xbox One, so the only way to play it is to still have an original Xbox and game disc. It's a racing game with the twist that the characters all race on foot. It was developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos Interactive. Mad Dash Racing is a video game released in 2001 for the original Xbox. ![]()
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