Champion, Fan Favorite Beholder Set to Bid Farewell
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The bay mare was testing the strength in exercise rider Janeen Painter’s arms for all it was worth.
With her neck bowed and her blood up, each stride hit the ground with effortless power as she ripped down the Santa Anita Park stretch on Oct. 31. She was one of many Breeders’ Cup contenders going through routine paces, and yet it was her casual brilliance that caused a riptide of admiration to break out amongst onlookers.