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On Indonesia's Sumatra Island, a centuries-old traditional bull race known as Pacu Jawi, held traditionally after the rice harvest season is a pretty serious. Once the emerald paddies have been cleared, fans and spectators gather along a muddy track to cheer on fearless jockeys who hang on to a pair of bulls by their tails and attempt a quarter kilometre run through the mud. The winner can net a bull worth as much as $1,050 if they win a month-end tournament -- a princely prize in a country where many live on a few dollars a day.
