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Mine That Bird Shocked Everyone, Including Announcer Tom Durkin

By Michael David SmithMay 5th 2009 – 9:49AM

Above is the full broadcast of Saturday's Kentucky Derby as it appeared on NBC, with Tom Durkin calling the race. It was not one of Durkin's better days. Mine That Bird came out of nowhere to win the Derby as a 50-1 shot, and Durkin just plain missed it. Early in the race he said, "Well behind the rest of them is Mine...

Background on Tom Durkin

Tom Durkin (born 1950 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American sportscaster and public address announcer specializing in Thoroughbred horse racing.

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