mine that bird has a really good shot of winning the key to him winning is for him not to be as far back as he was in both the derby and the preakness because it is a longer race and closers tend to win this race but not Deep closers like mine that bird. For Example remember when smarty jones (Front Runner type of Horse) lost to Birdstone. Look at where birdstone was he was back but he wasnt dead last he was mid to back of the back. Thats where Mine that Bird will need to be if he is going to win this race. If Calvin Borel (or BORAIL as he is so called at Churchill) wins this race with Mine That Bird i think it will be more special than an acutal Triple Crown because he had to do it with 2 different horses which is probablly a lot tougher than people are giving him credit for. In addition i think if he does this he will go down with Willie Shoemaker(sp?), Gary Stevens, and Jerry Bailey as one of the greatest jockeys of all time.
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