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Update 11:11 p.m. Eastern time: The Breeders’ Cup officials have announced that Mongolian Groom was euthanized after a team of veterinarians “observed a serious fracture to his left hind limb.”
ARCADIA, Calif. — Vino Rosso won the $6 million Classic at the Breeders’ Cup by 4 1/4 lengths, upsetting 5-2 favorite McKinzie in a race marred by a “serious” injury to a 15-1 long shot on Saturday night.
Mongolian Groom was part of the early pace in the 1 1/4-mile race that capped the two-day world championships at Santa Anita.