The 19th Annual Palm Beach Cavallino Classic will
be presented in Palm Beach, Florida at The Breakers Resort
Hotel, on January 19 to 24, 2010.
This extraordinary gathering is a six day convention
for Ferrari owners and enthusiasts, with participants and
their 400 Ferraris attending from the U.S. and Europe.
Benefiting from the Palm Beach Cavallino Classic are
several important charities: the Children'sWish Foundation,
the Boys and Girls Club and the American Council of the
Blind Scholarship Fund.
The first major event of the convention is the prestigious
Florida Trophy, a two day track meet at the new Palm
Beach International Raceway on Thursday and Friday,
January 21 & 22. Over 120 competition Ferraris revive
memories of days gone by, as their owners let them loose
again in a race course setting.
The second major event is the Tour of Palm Beach on
Thursday, January 21. Up to 80 vintage and classic Ferraris
tour through Palm Beach and along the Atlantic coastal
roads. They leave from The Breakers and make stops at The
Ritz-Carlton, Mar-a-Lago, and The Chesterfield Hotel, with
a destination at Jet Aviation for the exclusive Jet Reception.
The high point of the week is the Concorso dEleganza
on the front lawn of The Breakers Resort Hotel, on
Saturday, January 23. 150 immaculate Ferrari automobiles
are judged by leading international experts for originality
and elegance, for Class Awards and the important Major
Cups, along with The Cavallino Cup for Best in Show.
This exceptional week is crowned with an exclusive
Sunday program our Classic Sports Sunday at The Mara-
Lago Club, the legendary Marjorie Merriweather Post
mansion in old Palm Beach. 120 vintage and classic sporting
automobiles from this romantic era are displayed on the
lawn and the guests vote for their favorites. Awards are presented
at the charity brunch in the new Ballroom.
The evenings are not excluded from the festivities,
with a host of now famous receptions taking place for the
Classics guests and participants, including theWednesday
Artists Preview at The Breakers, the Thursday Private Jet
Party at Jet Aviation, the Friday ShowBoatsYacht Hop at
the RybovichYacht Club and the Saturday Awards Gala
Dinner at The Breakers.
The stature of the Palm Beach Cavallino Classic is
shown by the fact that it is the first ever automotive event
at The Breakers Resort Hotel and at The Mar-a-Lago Club,
and the first and only automotive gathering ever held in
Palm Beach. In addition, the Classic has hosted the U.S.
public presentation of all new Ferrari automobiles for the
past eighteen years.
The Palm Beach Cavallino Classic is also regarded as
one of the top four automotive events in the world, along
with the Pebble Beach Concours dElegance, the Villa
dEste Concorso dEleganza and the Amelia Island
Concours dElegance.
The Palm Beach Cavallino Classic XIX is hosted by
Cavallino Magazine, The Journal of Ferrari History.
