This past Friday and Saturday the Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred Championships took place under sunny skies in Southern California. We were fortunate to have safe trips by all horses involved, and at the moment we haven’t heard of any injuries sustained during the 15-race card–hooray!

Old polo pony

Nine-year-old Calidoscopio won the Breeders’ Cup Marathon, making him the oldest horse in history to win a Breeders’ Cup race.
Photo by Anne M. Eberhardt

Royal Delta and Fort Larned took home top honors in each day’s featured races: Ladies’ Classic and Classic, respectively. But one of my favorite moments from Friday was when Calidoscopio, an Argentinean gelding, won the 1 _-mile Breeders’ Cup Marathon. Why? Because with his victory, 9-year-old Calidoscopio became the oldest horse ever to win a Breeders’ Cup race

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