A tiny scrappy 51 1 long shot ran away from the field to win the Run for the Roses yesterday giving its eclectic jockey and everyman trainer the second biggest upset in Kentucky Derby Tags: Mine That Bird View |
Horse Racing on 06 02 2009 09 29 am by Alice It s finally June FINALLY summer is almost here and I can still remember watching the Belmont Stakes one year ago Big Brown was the favorite my mom was super stoked and I was mentally Tags: Mine That Bird View |
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American Classic Race (American Classic Races) wins:Kentucky Derby (2009) awards = Canadian Champion 2-yr-old Male Horse (Sovereign Award for Champion 2-Year-Old Male Horse) (2008) updated = May 22, 2010
Mine That Bird (foaled May 10, 2006 in Kentucky) is an American racehorse. He is best known for being one of only nine geldings to win the Kentucky Derby, and the second gelding to win the race since 1929.
Horsename: Mine That Bird
Sire: Birdstone
Grandsire: Grindstone (Grindstone (horse))
Dam: Mining My Own
Damsire: Smart Strike
Sex: Gelding
Foaled: May 10, 2006
Colour: Bay (Bay (horse))
Breeder: Lamantia Blackburn & Needham/Betz Thoroughbreds
Owner: 1) Dominion Bloodstock (David Cotey), D. Ball and HGHR Inc.,2) Double Eagle Ranch and Buena Suerte Equine
Trainer: 1) David Cotey,2) Richard Mandella (Richard E. Mandella),3) Bennie L. "Chip" Woolley, Jr. (Bennie L. Woolley, Jr.),4) D. Wayne Lukas
Record: 11: 5-2-1
Earnings: $2,011,581
Race: Silver Deputy Stakes (2008),Swynford Stakes (2008),Grey Stakes (2008),