It sounds like the start of a bad joke but it actually happened last week in France.
A horse broke free from its trainer at a racetrack in Chantilly, about 30 miles north of Paris, and took off across the street—into a sports bar where patrons can place bets on races at the neighboring track.
The incident occurred at 10 a.m. on a Monday, so there were only seven customers in the bar. No one was injured but the owner, Stephane Jasmin, told the Ouest-France newspaper that the incident could have been more dangerous if it had happened just a few minutes earlier.