Original Article: https://blog.theanimalrescuesite.greatergood.com/alligator-racetrack/

image - Alligator Made a Surprise Appearance in a US Horse Racetrack

Horses don’t love surprises, especially if it’s an alligator. People on social media have been sharing the video of an alligator crossing a horse racetrack in Louisiana. It seems like a regular day for an alligator to roam around and check the area. However, the horse was obviously frightened in the video — a predator was on the loose, so that would be the horse’s initial reaction.

Thankfully, the alligator was really just taking a walk. While the horse was anxiously walking around circles, the alligator remained unbothered and crossed the track in a very chill way. The staff even calls the alligator “Marty” as if the reptile occasionally visits the tracks of RL Tracing. Joe Allen, an assistant trainer, posted the video on Facebook, which garnered a lot of engagement from their followers. The alligator and horse video already reached 1.3 million views, 2k comments, 9k reactions, and 5k shares.

“Well, that’s not something you see every day at the track.” Joe wrote in the post’s caption. Marty’s video is currently the Racing’s most popular video on their Facebook page. The rare encounter also reached Twitter, and a lot of users tweeted with their own funny captions. Don Stevens, a racetrack announcer, has his version, too. He posted a photo with Marty on the television screen with the caption, “Marty is on the track. He wants to race!”

On Racing.com’s Twitter page, the video also reached a good amount of engagement. They shared the post from Joe Allen’s Facebook post. One Twitter user even replied, “I think this gator is well known there, and they have a name for him and everything.” That might be true as the staff handled the situation like it was just any ordinary day. However, the horses seem to not get used to surprise visits from their friendly neighbor, alligator Marty.

Source: The Animal Rescue Site Blog