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More than 1,000 spectators watched as Sylvester the ostrich crossed the finish line first in only seconds at the Chandler Ostrich Festival on Saturday. Riders race The 400 pound birds bareback on the 100 yard long racecourse. Out of only two people in the country offering ostrich races to the public, Joe Hendrick of Nickerson, Kan. held this race in Chandler, AZ.