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 them their horse had enough graded-stakes earnings to qualify for the Kentucky Derby. That prompted another call, from Mark Allen to co-owner Leonard Blach.
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