Topic: Mine That Bird

Mine That Bird

Mine That Bird is a three-year-old bay gelding, a son of 1996 Kentucky Derby winner Grindstone, and a grandson of Unbridled. On May 2 , 2009 , on a sloppy track, Mine That Bird burst out of the pack and won the Kentucky Derby ...

Calvin Borel

Calvin Borel is a jockey from Louisiana, who began riding horses in match races at age 8 and became a professional jockey at age 16. On May 16 , 2009, Borel gave up an opportunity to ride Mine That Bird again, and instead ...
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Hollywood has an eye on Mine That Bird.. Plans are in the works for a movie about the New Mexico-based thoroughbred that won the 2009 Kentucky Derby as a 50-1 longshot.. The director will be Jim Wilson, the Academy Award-winning producer of ...
If the odds on the winner were really long, you have the big upset, the United States hockey team beating the Soviets or Clay knocking out Liston, and there have been some big upsets in the Kentucky Derby, but none bigger than ...
yelled Jockey Calvin Borel, and take that hole and the 50 to 1 long shot, Mine That Bird did; going on by 6 lengths to win the 2009 Triple Crown Kentucky Derby Race. ; Or can we look very closely at the opportunities ...

The Day at the Races

Lisa's Booby Trap backfired when she finished last in Thursday's Riskaverse Stakes.. . Making her first start on the grass, on a hot humid day ...

Maragh on Mine That Bird for Woodward

The Kentucky Derby joyride is over for Calvin Borel and Mine That Bird.. . Rajiv Maragh will ride the little 4-year-old gelding in Saturday's...

Woolley Jr. rooting for Bird at Whitney

Last year, Chip Woolley Jr. was a star.. . Hopping along on his crutches, wearing his black cowboy hat, the Kentucky Derby-winning trainer was...

The 2009 Belmont Stakes

The 2009 Belmont Stakes was the 141st race of its type in Belmont. The Belmont Stakes is the third leg of the Triple Crown in horse racing.   With the Belmont Stakes being the third leg of the Triple Crown there are advantages ...