A punter has narrowly escaped serious injury after he foolishly stood in the middle of a track during a horse race in New Zealand.
Racegoers who packed into Trentham Racecourse for the Wellington Cup on Saturday afternoon were in disbelief as the man entered the course just moments before the field of horses charged towards the winning post.
The jockeys miraculously managed to dodge the man, who was dressed in a white button up and black pants.
Moments after walking away unscathed, the man raised his arms into the air, in an apparent attempt to celebrate his survival.
The track invader (circled above in red) left many punters speechless after his antics on Saturday