ARCADIA, Calif. – The morning after reaching the pinnacle of her racing career, trainer Kathy Ritvo was both excited and contemplative over what she and her horse, Mucho Macho Man, had accomplished in winning the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday at Santa Anita.
“It’s hard to beat today, or yesterday,” Ritvo said Sunday morning as she stood near her prized horse.
It’s also, she said, hard to beat what has happened to her in the six years since she underwent heart transplant surgery.