'It's great running with a companion': Cerrillos burro racing teams pair up

SANTA FE COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) — A racing sport with new popularity embraces a tribute to an old-style partnership of mining in a bygone era. Around 70 teams of burros and humans paired up to race through the mining town of Cerrillos this weekend.Story continues below
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Runners try to lead their burr