Jockeys Fight at the Breeders Cup! Calvin Borel and Javier Castellano fight!

Jockeys Calvin Borel and Javier Castellano traded punches after Castellano made an abrupt move on the racetrack

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.

Two riders who usually save their jostling for the racetrack turned that hallowed ground -- a place typically reserved for big smiles and even bigger winner's checks -- into a fight club on Friday after the opening race of the Breeders' Cup.

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AP Photo/Garry JonesCalvin Borel had to be restrained Friday after exchanging punches with fellow jockey Javier Castellano at the Breeders' Cup.

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 move nearly sent Garcia tumbling to the ground and blunted Borel's momentum.

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[lawgdawg14]

@queenluciaa you have no idea what you're talking about. if you had a clue, you would understand that racing is a dangerous sport, and castellano put many horses and jockey's lives in danger with a reckless and careless race ride. martin garcia is lucky to not have been seriously injured.

but again, you are clueless.. you'd rather namecall calvin a "redneck" because that's what you know: nothing.

[queenluciaa]

@MaDkOrNfLaKeS

Borel would have beaten Castellano to a pulp. Do not mess with a Southern man, they have limitless ammounts of unshakeable pride.

[ITzJaYOhh]

lmao an actual jockeybrawl

[shamwow1996]

@lawgdawg14 He puts people's lives in danger? Okay...... sooooo? It's a sport. It's supposed to be dangerous. People should get a little hurt. What's the point of having a non-contact sport? Non-contact sports are for people that have sore uteruses.

[gtrefghuk]

Looks like a couple squirrels fighting.

[TheFloyd97]

lol ultimate jockey championship ujc

[VKQLDHAM]

cool - just like fighting dwarves in Thailand

[Muirton66]

lol jockeys fighting , they should have put them in a biscuit tin to fight it out , my kids barbie doll could have been a guest referee !

[loupremo]

they should have tased them

[greatbigbubby]

@BENTLEYQUEMP hey, these are my favorite athletes. some are taller like russell baze at 5'8'

[greatbigbubby]

@urban8fxs hahahhahaha!! or raised my them!!!

[greatbigbubby]

@julianownz have you ever scrapped with a jockey? they're frickin powerhouses. i've seen these little dudes outwork 2 or 3 corn fed rancher's boys. don't underestimate them. they're already pissed from their strict diets! and trust me they can get their punches in and do some damage.