Massive criticism on Australian Midget race

Australian horse racing officials have been slammed for holding a dwarf racing competition called the Midget Cup at a meeting in Melbourne to promote the Victorian state's annual carnival. The race at the Cranbourne Cup involved three men charging down a 50-metre track with dwarfs dressed in jockey silks riding piggyback.The competition has been denounced by government officials and advocacy groups. The event was the idea of Jeremy Little, who won a competition to entertain the crowd during the festival. But Victorian Racing Minister, Rob Hulls, expressed his frustration. The former president of Short Statured People of Australia, Meredith Tripp, said the organisers could have come up with something more creative. A marketing manager at Racing Victoria, said the dwarf race was intended to be harmless fun, but apologised and said it would not be repeated.