Bull Race or Indonesian say "KERAPAN SAPI" is a special race for the race animals cows. As a note, especially in the area on the island of Madura Kangean similar races there are competitions that use buffalo. Buffalo race is called mamajir and not bull race.
Bull Race that became characteristic of the Madura this actually consists of several kinds, namely:
1. Keni Race (Small Race)
This type of participants, followed only by those who came from one district only. In this category is the distance that must be applied only as long as 110 meters and was followed by a small bulls that have not been trained. Meanwhile, determines victory, besides speed, is also not straight or when a bull ran. For the bulls that could win the race, can follow the higher race again that is King of Race.
2. King of Race (Large Race)
The race is also called the country race is generally held in the capital district on Sunday. The length of the track about 120 meters, the participants are from the champion of Keni Race.
3. Onjangan Race (Invitation Race)
Onjangan race is the special invitation of the participants are from a district that to accomplish of race. This race usually held to commemorate the important day.
4. Karesidenen Race (The Race of District Level)
The large race is followed by a great many of the top-four districts in Madura. The race held in the Pamekasan city on Sunday, which is the peak of the event to end the season of race.
5. Jar-jaran Race (The exercise Race)
Jar-jaran race is made only to train bulls descended on the race before the actual race.
Before starting the race,all bull enter the field. Than use this opportunity to relax musculature cattle, is also an arena show beautiful clothes and decorations from the bulls to be competition. After the parade finished, all the clothes and decorations that start opened. Only clothing that does not interfere with the body movement of cattle are left still attached.
After that, immediately the first race to determine participants. As in the football game, in this phase the participants will set the strategy to be able to enter a bulls to groups in the "top" so that the next phase (elimination), can compete with the cattle from the race groups "under the board."
Next is the first elimination round, second, third and fourth or final phase. In this elimination round, the game used the fall out system. With other words, bulls that have been declared conquered, no longer be eligible to participate in the match the next round. Meanwhile, for the bulls as winner, will be faced again with the other winners of the match. So on until the last living one who is always victorious and became the campions.
Maduras most famous attraction is the annual bull racing (kerapan sapi), which takes place during the dry season in September and October. These exciting and colourful tournaments consist of a race between two pairs of bulls, each team pulling a rider and sled. Following a series of heats, which take place in different parts of the island for some weeks, the highlight of the season occurs when the finals are held in Pamekasan, Maduras capital. Recently a new bull racing stadium has been built in Bangkalan with the object of attracting more tourists to the island.
source: http://kepulauan-surga.blogspot.com/2009/03/bull-race-in-madura.html
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