Karapan sapi ( karapan / race cow )

Karapan cow is a term given to the cow race race from the island of Madura, East Java. At this race, which attracted a pair of cow kind of wooden trains (where the jockey standing and controlling the cow pair) driven in the race to race against other pairs of cattle. Race tracks are usually about 100 yards and races can last about ten seconds to one minute. Several cities in Madura held karapan cows in August and September each year, with the final in late September or October in the city to compete for the trophy Pamekasan President.

Cows Karapan preceded by pairs of cattle paraded around the track with gamelan accompaniment saronen called Madura. The first round is the determination of the winning and losing groups. The second half is the determination of the defeated champion, was the third round is the determination to win the championship. President of the trophy is only awarded to the champion winning group