Horses celebrate their birthday like kids in a candy store

By Caitlin Wheeler
Updated August 12 2015 - 10:08am, first published July 31 2015 - 11:45pm
August 1 is the official birthday for all thoroughbred horses in the southern hemisphere. Photo: Peter Rae
August 1 is the official birthday for all thoroughbred horses in the southern hemisphere. Photo: Peter Rae
Running of the Horses at Glenworth Valley. Photo: Peter Rae
Running of the Horses at Glenworth Valley. Photo: Peter Rae

A birthday barrage, more than 200 deep, clocked up another year in a spectacular muster this week.