Idaho Gem, second from right, chases Bar JF Hot Ticket in American Mule Racing Association World Championship Futurity. The mule racing circuit's biggest race for 3-year-olds was held Sunday, Oct. 8, at Fresno, CA.


Idaho Star, third from left, looks for an opening in the first race of the day at the Big Fresno Fair. Idaho Star raced Sunday, Oct. 8.


No. 3 Idaho Star with jockey Robert Boyce aboard, parades before the grand stand at the Big Fresno Fair. Idaho Star finished fifth in the race for 3-year-old and older mules Sunday Oct. 8.

Photo credit: University of Idaho/Bill Loftus