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Cow-cart racing game is a traditional sport that Khmer people in the past loved to play, and today there are very few villages that still carry on this tradition, for example, in Prachum Ang village, Cheuong Kerb commune, Kandal Steung district, Kandal province, and Siem Reap province. This cart race is often played during the dry season, especially during the "Dar Lean" and "New Year" festivals to celebrate and gather after the rice harvest.
Before the race arrives, those who take part in the sport must choose a cow that is big, tall, and run fast, and train them several times. For the race field, it needs to have lengths from 350m to 500m long and about 10m wide and have dried rice straw to divide the road in two lanes. The carts used in the race are called "Saley" or "Om Bors" carts. They are small, light but strong carts meticulously decorated.
Konlos robe or tether rope is important during the race because it can stop the cow from running or give signs to the cow to run to the left and to the right. Konlos robe for cow and Bror Loa or ox collar is made of silk and folded together. The silk is tough, and soft and does not cause inflammation on the cow's nose. The racer must have Jun lougn (stick) to push the cow forward and hit the opponent's cow so that it does not step on the cart. For each race, there are two pairs of cows. The referee for the race must have a long stick made of wood or bamboo about 5m long is called "Hut Dor" to strike between the front and rear carts to determine which cart wins.
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