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Of course there's now a racehorse named Harambe


In news that will surprise absolutely no one, there is a two-year-old thoroughbred named Harambe.

The horse was supposed to make its debut at Churchill Downs on Wednesday, but according to the track's toteboard, it appears to have been scratched from Race No. 3, where it had 10-1 odds to win.

Here's more on the colt named after the deceased gorilla from the Atlanta Journal Constitution:

"The horse is for sale and running in a maiden claiming race, meaning you can own 'Harambe' for $15,000. With the 2-year-old for sale, one wonders if Harambe was close to owner [Muzeyyen] Karabulut's heart, or he's a master at using social media to sell a horse."

Or it's that the Harambe meme is just everywhere, all the time.