When Good Jockeys Go Bad
A fight for the ages that I wished I have seen. I mean who wouldn’t want to see two Jockeys fight. Yes that is right two Jockeys. I’m not talking about WWE fighting, I’m talking a punching match broke out after the Breeder’s Cup last year.
Jockey Calvin Borel leaned toward Javier Castellano, pointed, and just like that, the winner’s circle at the Breeders’ Cup morphed into a boxing ring. “Three-time Kentucky Derby winner Borel and Castellano tussled at Churchill Downs just moments after tangling during the $500,000 Breeders’ Cup Marathon in an ugly, chaotic scene that left Castellano shaken and Borel pleading with security officials to let him go so he could “kill” his rival.” How awesome is that? Never would I think to see a boxing match after a horse race. Yes, lots of money can bring out the best and obviously the worst in people – including men who are well below the 5 foot range and would not for a split second consider to be very manly (sorry if I offend any jockeys out there).
The 43-year-old Borel waited for Castellano after the Marathon; angry over a mid-race move in which Castellano and mount Prince Will I Am unwittingly cut off horses ridden by Borel and Martin Garcia. Apparently, that move nearly sent Garcia tumbling to the ground and blunted Borel’s momentum. Drama is all I have to say. Wish I had actually been watching the race or the award show. I never knew that horse racing could get so heated.
Of course, I don’t see why it wouldn’t. It’s a sport with a winner and many losers, lots of money and testosterone. You are going to have many ticked off people if their horse doesn’t win. Oh boy, after that debacle I can’t wait to see what happens with other races.
