As well as the Sate Madura and its salts, the island has many cultures that are still preserved. One is the tradition of Bull, which is the term to refer to the race race cows. Bull had existed prior to the fifteenth century AD.
In this race, sort of a pair of oxen pulling a wooden cart (the jockey standing and controlling the cow pairs) are also managed in the race racing against other couples cow. Track races are usually around 100 meters race and the race can take about ten to fifteen seconds.
Bull is a prestigious event for the people of Madura, karapan cattle owners would feel if his cattle raised his social status could be a champion. Ruminant animal is also used as a tool of investment other than gold and money. Not surprisingly, when the cattle owners karapan will exert all its efforts to make the cows to be a winner in every season karapan. Just a note, usually from cow karapan Sapudi Island [read: Athletes at the Cow Party karapan]. Since first, a small island located in the eastern tip of the island was a cow shed seeds.
Championship starting from district level and district level continue to be forwarded to the level of Karisidenan. Several towns in Madura cattle karapan held in August and September each year, with the final at the end of September or October in the city competing for the trophy Pamekasan President.
Bull race was preceded by pairs of cows paraded around the racetrack with gamelan accompaniment saronen called Madura. It's really festive, let alone music mix sounds seronen highlight the drum, trumpets, and gongs, accompanied by dancing players. The musicians of this seronen intentionally hired by the owners of the cows. Primarily to encourage members of the contingent and the cows before karapan begins.