May 2nd, 2009 - Philly
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The 50-1 shot showed up at Churchill Downs in a trailer hitched to his trainer's Ford pickup, after a 21-hour drive from a little racetrack in New Mexico.
In his last race at that same hardscrabble track, Mine That Bird came in fourth.
That's all part of Kentucky Derby lore now, after jockey Calvin Borel, famous for his rides along the rail at Churchill, pulled it off again, winning the Run for the Roses for the second time in three years.
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Mine That Bird won't pass up Preakness
May 5th, 2009 - Philly
Mine That Bird's people had never considered the Preakness because they never thought they were going to win the Derby. They did, though. Then, they considered the May 16 Preakness for a day...
Rachel Alexandra gains top spot in NTRA Poll
May 4th, 2009 - MiamiHerald
Following her 20 1/4-length victory in Friday's Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs, the filly Rachel Alexandra has vaulted to the top of the weekly NTRA poll of three-year-olds...
A doozy of a next step
May 4th, 2009 - Boston
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - His 15 minutes of fame - or in this case 2:02.66 - soon will be up. Sometime in the next few days, trainer Chip Woolley and the remainder of the entourage that is sure to get larger now will load up their Ford pickup...
Dream of roses becomes reality
May 3rd, 2009 - USA Today
LOUISVILLE — They didn't even plan on coming. The owners of Mine That Bird targeted the Lone Star Derby this Saturday in Texas before Churchill Downs officials told...
Vanderbilt Widow to Reap Windfall From Cowboy's Derby Victory
May 3rd, 2009 - Bloomberg
May 4 (Bloomberg) -- Marylou Whitney, the widow of airlineand mining magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, stands to gainthe most from Mine That Bird’s upset win in the Kentucky Derby. Whitney...
Related videos from YouTube:
10:09KENTUCKY DERBY 2009 - MINE THAT BIRD
In a performance reminiscent of his winning ride aboard Street Sense two years earlier, Calvin Borel hugged the rail throughout then exploded through the stretch to guide Mine That Bird to an improbable 6 3/4-length victory over ...
2:542009 Kentucky Derby Replay
A replay of the 2009 Kentucky Derby
9:54Mine That Bird - 2009 Kentucky Derby + Post Race
Jockey Calvin Borel won the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) May 1 on heavy favorite Rachel Alexandra, and the following day in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), he scored a huge upset on Mine That Bird. "I did a Street Sense ride ...
5:362009 Kentucky Derby - Mine That Bird (Calvin Borel)
50-1 Mine That Bird beats out favorite Pioneer of the Nile to win the 135th Kentucky Derby. Calvin Borel's second win in the last three Derbs.
