Video shows risky sulky race on busy Dublin road

The clip, which was shared to Facebook by the user Camac Trotting, shows two horses named Flying Pan and Princess each pulling a two-wheeled cart with jockeys riding inside.

The horses were racing against each other on the N7 in west Dublin, near Corkagh Park, in the rain. It’s understood the clip was filmed recently.

A number of vehicles were travelling behind, filming the event.

The video was captioned: “Flying Pan vs Princess, winner Flying Pan, what a pony.”

A spokesperson for An Garda Siochana said they were unable to locate a report on the incident.

Reckless sulky races usually see two sulky racers compete against each other while a following entourage of cars and jeeps block the traffic from behind.

Spectators in several recent videos are seen hanging out of windows, sunroofs and from the back of open vans as the trotters reach speeds over 50kph over a mile-long race.

Favourite locations for racing in Ireland include the Croom bypass in Limerick, the M3 motorway near Blanchardstown as well as locations close to Athy in Kildare and Thurles in Tipperary.