World’s only horse racing fireworks show returns to Pompano

by Michael Costanzo, public relations coordinator, Pompano Park

Pompano Beach, FL — One of the most unbelievable stunt shows in the world will be at Pompano Park Harness Track on Saturday, February 3, when Australian Vincent Silvestro performs his amazing “Hot To Trot” horse racing fireworks stunt show. Silvestro is the only man in the world that performs this must-see-to-believe show.

Lap Time Photo – Skip Smith

Australian stunt man Vincent Silvestro and his amazing horse, Hand Me Silver, will perform their one of a kind Hot To Trot fireworks show on Saturday.

Traveling around the Pompano oval with his horse Hand Me Silver, Silvestro will stand on the shafts of his racing bike, with the reins in his teeth, and hold 15,000 candle-power marine flares in his hands while shooting off more than 2,000 rounds of fireworks from a platform attached to his race bike. He will conclude the performance with his grand finale, an infield fireworks display entitled “Circle of Fire.”

Silvestro, from New South Wales, Australia, even has a little “Dr. Doolittle” in him as he talks to Hand Me Silver during the performance.

“It’s more like grunting than talking,” Silvestro quips. “Hand Me Silver is such a smart horse that I can let him know before a big barrage of fireworks goes off and that way he is ready for it. He’s so good and well trained for these performances that he won’t blink an eyelid during the show, and what a ham he is. He enjoys all the applause after the show as much as I do.”

“What I will promise everyone that comes out to the show on February 3 is the greatest Hot To Trot performance ever done!” Silvestro added.

Post time for the Saturday, February 3, racing program is 7:25 p.m. The Hot To Trot fireworks stunt show will go off at 9:00 pm. General admission to the park is free, in addition to free general parking. The Hot To Trot show can also be viewed on the Pompano Park simulcast signal.

Pompano Park will also have a free t-shirt giveaway on Saturday starting at 6:00 p.m. and free miniature horse rides for children beginning at 7:30 p.m.

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