Duck races carry quacking enjoyable at MontanaFair

BILLINGS — MontanaFair is celebrating its 110-year anniversary and with that comes new leisure.

For the primary time Robert Duck introduced his Great American Duck Races to Billings.

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Duck began out with simply two mallard geese, however that quantity has since waddled as much as forty-two.

“We had two ducks in our backyard. But since then, it’s grown to crazy talk,” Duck stated Sunday.

The chief quacker began his duck racing adventures 27 years in the past.

Duck and his spouse, journey all through the nation doing duck races.

“We’ve been in 38 states now,” Duck stated.

Duck at all times needed to make it to Billings and the time has come.

“I’ve wanted to come to Billings for so long for the MontanaFair,” Duck stated.
Ducks’ ardour for duck racing stays robust.

“I don’t want to stop. I just want to keep on going,” Duck stated.

Throughout MontanaFair there are usually three showtimes, various all through the afternoon.

To race the geese, Duck handpicks folks from the viewers.

“We’ll have four heat races, so 16 people are chosen. And then the final, the winners of the four heat races are in the final. And everybody wins prizes that wins their races,” Duck stated.

For Duck, the perfect half is seeing the thrill on the youngsters faces.

“We got a lot of happy people here,” Duck stated. “You can’t watch a duck race without smiling.”

Two fortunate contributors, Alannah Hernandez and Andrea Hamlin, shared their pleasure after being chosen to take part.

“It was so much fun, oh my goodness, how cool and so cool for the kids,” Hamlin stated.

After the 2 made it to the finals, they obtained to call their duck; Racer.

“Definitely watching it win that first race. It was really fun. Getting to splash the ducks and name it,” Hamlin stated.