A RACE between "Yes" and "No" horses has resulted in a win for the pro-independence camp.

The two-horse race saw Yes We Can storm to a four-length victory over its rival Neigh Thanks at Musselburgh racecourse, East Lothian.

The five-year-old gelding, ridden by Scottish jockey Rachael Grant, went to the front early on.

Yes We Can stayed out of reach of Neigh Thanks, which was running in the Better Together silks.

And history was made at the course as the race represented the first ­simulation of a political contest with thoroughbreds, according to bookmakers Ladbrokes.

Renfrewshire trainer Jim Goldie supplied both horses for the race.

He said: "We are absolutely delighted. There was always going to be a winner and a loser, just like will be the case on Thursday, and it was a close win in the end."

The Scottish independence referendum has now become the most popular political betting event of all time, according to Ladbrokes.

A "No" result is the odds-on favourite at 1/4 with a victory for "Yes" priced at 3/1.