It took a couple of weeks, but alert youtube user squidpants has finally emerged with a video of the end of the April 27, 2008 presidents race, in which a person in a panther suit raced out of the stands to tackle Teddy Roosevelt as he approached the finish line.
The footage is grainy and there is a problem with the sound, but this has definitely earned its place on the Presidents Race Videos page.
LET TEDDY WIN 