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Today is "Breeders' Cup" day: the biggest single day in horse racing (much bigger than Kentucky Derby day). On ESPN, you have the opportunity to view one of the greatest thoroughbred horses of the past 20 years. He is so good that he will be retired after today, win or lose (he has only lost once). Sadly, great horses are retired early because there is way more money to be made breeding top horses and selling their "babies" (foals that may or may not ever be good enough to compete) than there is money to be made by continuing racing and risking injury.
The superhorse who runs today is Bernardini and here he is:

ESPN @ 5PM. He will be challenged by some tough horses, Lava Man and Invasor, but, if Bernardini stays true to form, he will walk all over the field.
If you're not into horse racing, today's race will be the greatest introduction to the "Sport of Kings".

UPDATE: well, I guess that Bernardini is not a superhorse after all. Invasor easily beat him. Amazing that, just two races before he rode Bernardini, Bernardini's jockey was tossed to the ground at 45 mph; the jockey recovered and didn't seem affected after nearly being killed.