Jockeys compete in Chonburi's 154th annual buffalo race festival in Chonburi province, Thailand, October 6, 2025. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa
It was 5-year-old Tod's first time competing in a beauty pageant and the bright red interior of his ears turned out and popped against his black fur.
The main stud for his owner, food vendor and farmer Thawatchai Daeng-Ngam, Tod was one of the competitors Monday at the annual water buffalo racing festival in Chonburi, a city about an hour drive from Bangkok.
