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This is the 135th run of the Kentucky Derby in Lexington, Kentucky. Mine That Bird with the odds of 50-1 went from last place to first place with jockey Calvin Borel leading him to the front. Mine That Bird is from New Mexico where his trainer drove 21 hours with a shattered ankle to come and have his colt race. Mine That Bird was bought for $9500, he’s a gelding, and came to the race in a pickup truck and trailer and he raced against horses worth millions! Excellent for him! Congratulations to Mine That Bird, jockey Calvin Borel, trainer Bennie Woolley Jr., and co-owners Mark Allen and Leonard Blach! Credit to NBC and kentuckyderby.
Jockey Calvin Borel won the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) May 1 on heavy favorite Rachel Alexandra, and the following day in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), he scored a huge upset on Mine That Bird. “I did a Street Sense ride,” Borel said, referring to his winning ride aboard Street Sense in the 2007 Derby. Borel is known for bringing horses up the rail and is affectionately called “Calvin Bo-Rail.” In the 19-horse field, only one horse was longer odds than the 50-1 price on Mine That Bird. That was the 55-1 odds on Atomic Rain. Borel was even more demonstrative than when he won on Street Sense. He was crying, screaming, and pumping his fist in the air as he brought the son of Birdstone back to the winners circle. After he squirted through on the rail in the stretch, Mine That Bird drew off under Borel to win by 6 ¾ lengths. Pioneerof the Nile was second, Musket Man, and Papa Clem refined fourth. The final time was 2:02.66. Mine That Bird paid $103.20, $54, and $25.80. Pioneerof the Nile returned $8.40 and $6.40, and Musket Man paid $12 to show. Pioneerof the Nile beat Musket Man by a nose, while Musket Man was a head in front of Papa Clem.
Jockey Calvin Borel won the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) May 1 on heavy favorite Rachel Alexandra, and the following day in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), he scored a huge upset on Mine That Bird. “I did a Street Sense ride,” Borel said, referring to his winning ride aboard Street Sense in the 2007 Derby. Borel is known for bringing horses up the rail and is affectionately called “Calvin Bo-Rail.” In the 19-horse field, only one horse was longer odds than the 50-1 price on …