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- Odds: 50:1, second greatest long shot in Kentucky Derby historyUSA Today: Mine That Bird, 50-1 shot, wins Kentucky Derby (May 2, 2009)
- Kentucky Derby trifecta paid $550,000USA Today: Mine That Bird, 50-1 shot, wins Kentucky Derby (May 2, 2009)
- Foaled: May 10, 2006Equineline.com: Mine That Bird (pdf)
- Sire: BirdstoneEquineline.com: Mine That Bird (pdf)
- Dam: Mining My OwnEquineline.com: Mine That Bird (pdf)
- Three-year-old bay geldingBloodHorse.com: Mine That Bird
- Trainer: Bennie L. Woolley, Jr.BloodHorse.com: Mine That Bird
- Owner: Double Eage Ranch and Bueno Suerte EquineBloodHorse.com: Mine That Bird
- Resides in New Mexico
- Length of victory: 20 1/4 feet
- Paid $103.20 for a $2 win ticketSFGate: Kentucky Derby With 'Bird'... (May 3, 2009)
- Placed second in the Preakness Stakes on May 16, 2009
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Mine That Bird is a three-year-old bay gelding, a son of 1996 Kentucky Derby winner Grindstone, and a grandson of Unbridled. On May 2, 2009, on a sloppy track, Mine That Bird burst out of the pack and won the Kentucky Derby by several lengths, paying off at 50 to 1.USA Today: Mine That Bird, 50-1 shot, wins Kentucky Derby (May 2, 2009)
Calvin Borel, who won the Kentucky Derby on Mine That Bird, announced the he would ride him again in the 2009 Belmont Stakes.ESPN Video: Borel To Ride Mine That Bird At Belmont (Time: 2:13) Borel and the horse however finished third in the Belmont Stakes, finishing behind Summer Bird and Dunkirk.
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A Canadian's Kentucky Derby
Mine That Bird started his career in Canada, where he was named Canada's top male two-year-old after winning three straight stakes races.Boston Herald: Mine That Bird giving Derby a Canadian flavor (April 28, 2009)The bay gelding was then bought by New Mexico's Double Eagle Ranch and Bueno Suerte Equine. Mine That Bird paid off at 50:1.Boston Herald: Mine That Bird giving Derby a Canadian flavor (April 28, 2009)
2009 Preakness
He also competed in the Preakness Stakes on May 16, 2009, finishing second. Rachel Alexandra, ridden by Calvin Borel, who took Mine That Bird to the Kentucky Derby win, came in first place, becoming the first filly to win the Preakness in 85 years.USA Today: Filly Rachel Alexandra wins Preakness Stakes
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