Spectators who came to watch horses at a racetrack near Pittsburg got a surprise this week when three deer got onto the course first and beat the horses to racing.

According to KDKA-TV, a race was about to begin Wednesday night at the Meadows Racetrack in Washington County when the deer jumped onto the track. Race announcer Roger Huston didn't miss a beat.

Watch part of the LIVE TELECAST below. Hilarity ensuses!