LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Mine That Bird dug up a miracle, stunning the field to win the Kentucky Derby with a dynamic stretch run through the mud at Churchill Downs.
The 3-year-old colt and jockey Calvin Borel found room along the rail deep in the stretch Saturday then pulled away to give the 50-1 long shot one of the biggest upsets in the 135-year history of the race.
The win was the second Derby victory in three years for Borel, who used a similar stretch run to send Street Sense to the winner's circle in 2007.
Pioneerof the Nile held off Musket Man for second, but neither were a match for the unheralded colt from New Mexico.
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This bird, ahhh horse, was last in the pack at the beginning. I watched him #8, skim the rail before the bend and I lost him in my sight. I didn't think he was there.....but then at the wire.....IT WAS #8. What a rush....!!!
Great story too, about how he was purchased for less than $10,000. The trainer drove to the race from New Mexico with a trailer, housing the horse. Wonderful story of hard work and a bit of luck....