January 27, 2012 | Categories: Crowd Control

Horse racing is one of the oldest sports in human history. The first horse racing events took place in Central Asia among nomadic tribesmen. The first records of the domesticated horse date back to around 4500 B.C. Even in ancient times, horse racing events drew large crowds and continued to do so until modern day - one of the second largest crowd gatherings in Australian horse racing history took place today. The crowd was so large that the queue to get into the stadium extended all the way back to the parking lot.

Over 15,000 spectators showed up to watch Black Caviar, the highest-rated racing horse in the world, race in the Group 2 Australia Stakes. Black Caviar has not lost for 17 consecutive races, galloping to a victory in the 1200m race against her rival, Miss Andretti. The turnout was so big that officials decided to let in people for free - fortunately, they did not have to deal with any crowd control issues.

"To see a line eight wide all the way back to the harness track has never been seen before," Michael Browell, Chief Executive, told the Herald Sun.