The Omak Suicide Race

The Omak Suicide Race

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1992

Runtime

0h 35m

Genres

Documentary, Western

User Score

10%

Original Title

The Omak Suicide Race

Production Companies

Rodeo Video, Inc.

Description

A Video about a horse race held every year, during the second week of August, in Omak, Washington as a part of the Omak Stampede, a rodeo. Held for more than 70 years, the race is known for the portion of the race where horses and riders run down Suicide Hill, a 62-degree slope that runs for 225 feet (69 m) to the Okanogan River.[1] Though the race was inspired by Indian endurance races, the actual Omak race was the 1935 brainchild of a local Omak business owner.