It wasn鈥檛 exactly the Kentucky Derby, but four snails battled neck-and-neck in a hotly contested race in White Rock this week.

White Rock Elementary Grade 3 students Alexa and Jennifer collected four snails from their garden yesterday, and after watching how eager the animals were to crawl away, the girls decided to host a race.

According to Alexa鈥檚 father, the pair thought it would be funny, considering the slow pace of the snails.

鈥淎lexa drew a finish line with a crayon chalk and called me to take a video,鈥� Alexa鈥檚 father, Virg Barba, said in an email to the Peace Arch News. 鈥淲hen I got out with my phone, I figured it would take forever for a one-foot lap.鈥�

The video, which about took 10 minutes to film, was edited using time lapse, to just 17 seconds.

The winning snail was unavailable for comment.

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