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Breeders' Cup: Man arrested for drunkenly riding horse Breeders' Cup: Man arrested for drunkenly riding horse
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A man has been arrested for drunkenly jumping on a horse and nearly making it to the track of the famous Kentucky Breeders' Cup, local media report. A man has been arrested for getting on a horse while drunk and nearly making it to the track at the Breeders' Cup meet in Kentucky, local media report.
The man "snuck into a restricted area", grabbed a horse and was "in the track entrance" before being stopped, local media quoted a police report as saying. Michael Wells-Rody, 24, sneaked into "a restricted area", grabbed a horse and was "in the track entrance" before being stopped, says a police report.
He was "manifestly under the influence of alcoholic beverages" and was "loud and disorderly" when asked to dismount, the Kentucky Herald Leader reports. It added he was "under the influence of alcoholic beverages" and was "loud and disorderly" when asked to dismount.
The Breeders' Cup is an annual event. The $6m Breeders' Cup Classic was won by Accelerate at Churchill Downs.
A horse called Accelerate romped to victory in the $6m Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Enable, ridden by Frankie Dettori, won the Breeders' Cup Turf race to become the first horse to win both a Breeders' Cup fixture and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
Frankie Dettori rode Enable to success in the Breeders' Cup Turf race - becoming the first horse to win both a Breeders' Cup fixture and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. The Breeders' Cup is one of the biggest meetings on the American racing calendar.
The drunken rider has been named by local media as 24-year-old Michael Wells-Rody. According to the report in the Kentucky Herald Leader, Wells-Rody has been charged with alcohol intoxication in a public place and disorderly conduct, and is scheduled to appear in court on Monday.
He has reportedly been charged with alcohol intoxication in a public place and disorderly conduct, and is scheduled to appear in court on Monday.