{"id":1681,"date":"2012-08-14T08:54:04","date_gmt":"2012-08-14T08:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1681"},"modified":"2012-08-14T08:54:04","modified_gmt":"2012-08-14T08:54:04","slug":"town-centre-sheep-racing-to-become-a-hit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/town-centre-sheep-racing-to-become-a-hit\/","title":{"rendered":"Town centre sheep racing to become a hit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Residents of Moffat, Dumfriesshire, in Scotland may have created the world's greatest spectator sport.<\/p>\n<p>This is because the first ever town centre sheep racing competition was held in the location over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>With the Olympic Games now over for another four years, individuals will be keen to find something else to watch and this could be just the ticket.<\/p>\n<p>Organiser Thomas MacDonald hopes it can become an annual event, with it eventually stretching out to a week-long celebration.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It 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