Here are my five quick thoughts from an improbable, electrifying Kentucky Derby.
There have been plenty of long shots to win the Kentucky Derby, most recently Giacomo at 50-1 in 2005. But Mine That Bird (who also went off at 50-1) is one of the most obscure of them all -- certainly more than any horse in recent memory.
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.
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.
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.
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.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Mine That Bird, the shocking winner of the 135th Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs, is not a certainty to head to the second leg of the Triple Crown.
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