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A HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR There is something


for everyone, from the best horses, jockeys, drinks, fashion,


betting, food and just plain fun. We have a fashion event each day, coupled with a food festival in the infield with surprise


musical performances throughout the day…Plus you can


win thousands, even millions, for a few dollars.”


46 RAGE monthly | OCTOBER 2017


THE BREEDERS’ CUP by tim parks The Del Mar Race Track will play host to the Breeders’ Cup onFriday andSaturday, November 3


and 4, bringing with it all of the prestige that is synonymous with this rousing equestrian event. The annual series of Grade 1 Thoroughbred horse races are operated by Breeders’ Cup Limited, a company founded in 1982, with the races themselves becoming a track staple in 1984. For 33 years, the Breeders’ Cup has been considered the par excellence of the horse racing world, with riders literally jockeying for position and to be included in the Hall of Champions. The organization also began Breed- ers’ Cups Charities in 2008 as a charity outreach program that benefits “aftercare for horses and jockeys [and] to local charities” where the Breeders’ Cup is being hosted. The Rage Monthly chatted with Peter Rotondo of the Breeders’ Cup to find out why it has become known as quite a horse of a different color, in terms of its extravagance, celebrity participants and of course, the fashions. “The Breeders’ Cup World Championships is a two-day World Championship horse racing event: It’s


the Super Bowl meets March Madness meets the Olympics. The Breeders’ Cup showcases the best of the best, the best horses, owners, breeders, trainers and jockeys at the best venues with prize money of $28 million spread over two days and 13 races,” says Rotondo. “It started out as seven races in 1984 and has grown to 13 races and more than 28 million dollars in purses and awards.


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