May 2nd, 2009 - MSNBC
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Mine That Bird dug up a miracle, stunning the field to win the Kentucky Derby with a dynamic stretch run through the mud Saturday at Churchill Downs.
The 3-year-old colt and jockey Calvin Borel found room along the rail deep in the stretch then pulled away for a 6¾-length win to give the 50-1 long shot in the second-biggest upset in the 135-year history of the race.
Mine That Bird covered the 1¼ miles in 2:02.66 and paid $103.20 to win. The biggest longshot winner in Derby history, 91-1 shot Donerail, paid $184.90 for a $2 bet in 1913.
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