Breeders' Cup: Zenyatta races for immortality

Castellano on the 2 came off the rail and cut off another horse who almost went down and almost threw Garcia (I forget the name of the horse - sorry) - this all bumped Borel on the 12 and boxed him in a bit.

The finish was 4-2-6 but inquiry bumped Castellano on the 2 making the official 4-6-12. Borel finished 3rd but if not for Castellano he may have won. I'll have to see the replay but I think Castellano threw the first punch.

 

Broke my cherry today with More Than Real in the 6th. Just $4 across the board but better result than the last race.

 

http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/11/05/jockey-fight-at-the-breeders-cup/

 

Jockey fight!

 

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/104200/cripple-fight

 

Hard to tell from that angle if Castellano threw a punch or was just slapping Borel's finger out of his face. Castellano is a gentleman, I don't know of anyone who has a beef with him; he rode carelessly and was duly punished. Borel has a screw loose and should've taken it into the jocks' room instead of making a jackass of himself on TV on BC Day. I'm sure the bluebloods were appalled, but somewhere, there's an attention-starved marketing type who is quietly nodding with approval. NASCAR, anyone?

DQ cost my boss a sizeable trifecta.

 

My brother gave me that but I bet the one that finished third.

 

Anybody who doubts the strength of jockeys needs to watch that video. Three guys were holding Borel and struggling to do so.

 

Less the jockey in him, more the crazy Cajun in him.

 

Inky, my wife, who is not familiar with racing, was thunderstruck at how strong Borel was. I don't think folks outside the sport understand that guiding demented animals weighing many hundreds of pounds of pure muscle creates a few muscles.

 

Anybody who doubts this should go ahead and try the race simulator at the Racing Hall of Fame. It kicked my ass.