LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- 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.
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.
The 5-foot-1, 110-pound Castellano then took a swing at Borel, who is four inches taller. Security officials struggled to separate the two, just a few yards away from where Marathon winner Eldaafer's owners were posing with the Breeders' Cup trophy.
It took several minutes for Borel -- his eyes bugging out and his face a deep shade of red -- to be restrained. His wife, Lisa, and brother Cecil each grabbed an arm and walked Borel back to the jockeys' room, where he flung off his silks.
The disagreement continued out of the view of cameras in the jockey room, though Borel later apologized for his outburst.
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