Drop bear animation not playing at the beginning of races

I will preface this by saying that this bug is obviously a very low priority, and I know that. But....it is still making me very very sad.

When you summon a drop bear before the start of a race, it just pops into existence. No adorable fall from the sky and rolling around begging for a belly rub. One of the major reasons I was looking forward to this race season was to summon Cuddles over and over again pre-race and bask in the sheer face-eating cuteness of it. But alas, it is impossible. :( Please let Cuddles frolic! End drop bear oppression!