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Mine That Bird Moves to Lukas' Barn; Chip Woolley 'Devastated'

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas is the new trainer for 2009 Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird. Chip Woolley, who guided the gelding to a 50-1 upset in last year's Derby, said Wednesday the 4-year-old is being shipped to Lukas' barn at Churchill Downs immediately. Mine That Bird had been resting in...

Desormeaux Spoils Borel's Guarantee

NEW YORK -- The other Cajun jockey, the one who didn't follow Paris Hilton on Letterman's couch, the one who spent the week heeding Belmont's killer track rather than offering bold guarantees, wasn't about to holler, "Told you so."Kent Desormeaux had said Calvin Borel was naïve of the circumstances -- meaning he had no...

Different Kind of Bird Steals Show

NEW YORK (AP) -- This was a Belmont for the Birds.It was Summer Bird, not Mine That Bird and jockey Calvin Borel, who came roaring down the long stretch and won the final jewel of the Triple Crown on Saturday. More Coverage: Belmont Stakes Order of Finish The upset ended Borel's bid to become the first jockey to win a...

2009 Belmont Stakes Results

In a thrilling finish, a Bird won the 2009 Belmont Stakes, but it wasn't Mine That Bird. Jockey Calvin Borel's historic bid to sweep the Triple Crown with two different horses was derailed, as Summer Bird upstaged the Kentucky Derby champ in the "Test of the Champion." Kent Desormeaux, the Hall of Fame jockey who was...

Horse Racing Is Great, I Think

Suddenly, I'm into horse racing.I find myself wondering how many cowboy hats Bennie "Chip" Woolley owns, and whether Mr. Ed was faster than Trigger. This all came out of nowhere, just like Mine That Bird during the Kentucky Derby.Get the picture? I'm sure you do.Courtesy of me (along with a whole bunch of other folks), the...

Background on Mine That Bird

Mine That Bird (foaled May 10, 2006 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred racehorse who had a racing career in both Canada and the United States from 2008 to 2010. He is best known for pulling off a monumental upset (at 50-to-1 odds) by winning the Kentucky Derby in 2009. He became one of only nine geldings to win the Kentucky Derby, and the second gelding to win the race since 1929. He continued to have success in the two remaining races of the American Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing by finishing second in the 2009 Preakness Stakes, and by finishing third in the 2009 Belmont Stakes.

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