Mine That Bird Is Defiant, Foul Mouthed
(Humor)
One of the great Cinderella
sports stories came from the Kentucky Derby when 50-1 long shot Mine
That Bird won the run for the roses. It's been a whirlwind couple of
weeks for the Derby Champ.
First, his jockey, Calvin Borel, dumped him for the phenomenal
filly, Rachel Alexandra. Then, Borel rides Rachel Alexandra to a win
over Mine That Bird in the Preakness. Finally, his Preakness jockey,
Mike Smith, announced he was honoring a commitment to another owner
for the date of the Belmont and would not ride Mine That Bird that
day. The topsy-turvy fortnight is taking its toll on the three year
old.
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Preakness Yields Bountiful Handle Increases
By Ryan Conley - May 20,
2009
Wagering was up on several segments of the
Preakness day card, according to data released May 18 by Maryland
Jockey Club officials, fueled in part by the showdown between
Kentucky Derby Presented By Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner Mine That
Bird and Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) victress Rachel Alexandra.
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Haskin's Preakness Recap:
Remarkable Rachel
By Steve Haskin - May 21, 2009
BLOODHORSE
Rachel Carson, author of “Silent Spring,” wrote: “One
way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, ‘What if I had never seen
this before? What if I knew I would never see it again?’”
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Brief History of the Belmont Stakes
The first
Belmont
in the
United States was not the famous stakes race or even the man for
whom it is named. Rather, the first Belmont was a race horse that
arrived in California in 1853 from his breeding grounds of Franklin,
Ohio. The Belmont Stakes, however, are named after August Belmont, a
financier who made quite a name and fortune for himself in New York
politics and society. Obviously, Mr. Belmont was also quite involved
in horse racing, and his imprint is even intertwined within the
history of the Kentucky Derby.
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Filly Rachel Alexandra's
historic season won't include Belmont
NEW YORK -- Preakness winner
Rachel Alexandra will not run in the Belmont Stakes, opening the way
for jockey Calvin Borel to return to Kentucky Derby winner Mine That
Bird in his quest for a personal Triple Crown.
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Mine That Bird Loses
Another Rider
By Steve Haskin - May 21, 2009
BLOODHORSE
For the second race in a row, Mine That Bird’s
connections must look for a different rider, as Mike Smith has
decided to honor his
commitment and ride Jerry and Ann Moss’ Madeo in the Charlie
Whittingham Stakes (gr. IT) at Hollywood Park the same day as the
Belmont Stakes (gr. I).
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Borel
Works Mine That Bird; Mount Still Open
By Ron Mitchell -
BLOODHORSE
May 26, 2009 - Jockey Calvin Borel, who is in the enviable position
of being considered to ride the country’s two best 3-year-olds in the Belmont
Stakes (gr. I), was aboard Monday, May 25 as Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum!
Brands (gr. I) winner Mine That Bird worked four furlongs in :51.
Despite being pleased with how the little gelding got over the track, Borel and
his agent Jerry Hissam said they were not willing to make a commitment to Mine
That Bird for the Belmont. Their indecision is due to the lack of a decision
within the camp of Rachel Alexandra on whether the impressive BlackBerry
Preakness Stakes (gr. I) winner will run in the Belmont.
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Borel to try for Triple Crown on different
mounts
By RICHARD ROSENBLATT - AP
Sports Writer - May 30, 2009
NEW YORK — And on Belmont Stakes day, the filly will
rest.
The latest episode of "How The Triple Crown Turns" resolved some
major issues with the announcement that leading lady Rachel
Alexandra will not run in the Belmont next Saturday.
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 THEY
SAID IT
MAY 30, 2009
-
Brisnet
"I
actually wasn't too surprised. I wondered whether she would go on
and run the mile and a half. You know it's grueling to put these
races back-to-back. She run one day earlier than I did in the Derby,
but it's hard to put these races back-to-back and even harder on a
filly. So that really didn't surprise me and it's one reason I've
held out for Calvin, thinking possibly that she might not run."
—trainer Bennie "Chip" Woolley Jr. on hearing about the decision to
skip Saturday's Belmont S. (G1) with RACHEL ALEXANDRA (Medaglia
d'Oro)
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With shot at personal
Triple Crown, Borel is big story at Belmont Stakes
by Vic Ziegel -
NY Daily News
May 30th 2009 - The game is horse racing,
and horses are the stars. We remember the great ones - Secretariat,
Citation, Man o' War - and the ones who let us walk away from the
cashier's window counting our good luck. The near-misses, can't
forget those thousands.
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Why
Mine That Bird Can Win the Belmont Stakes
by Duane Winn -
Bleacher Report
May 31, 2009 - Revisionists are
everywhere, especially in the field of thoroughbred racing.
They busied themselves moments after the running of this year's
Kentucky Derby, deconstructing Mine That Bird's miracle run down the
stretch to capture the first leg of the Triple Crown.
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Belmont Stakes Odds Favor Mine that Bird for Once
June 04, 2009 by Robert Dougherty
The Belmont Stakes odds are now off and
running, with the Belmont Stakes odds predictably in favor of one
horse so far. Mine That Bird was expected to be favored in the
Belmont Stakes odds ever since Rachel Alexandra dropped out. As
such, the Belmont Stakes odds are pretty much all in
Belmont Stakes Odds Favor Mine that Bird for Once favor of Mine That
Bird, with Calvin Borel back in his saddle. So for the first time in
the Triple Crown, Mine That Bird will be the big favorite in the
odds - which means he can't play the underdog card in the Belmont
Stakes.
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Belmont Notes with Kelly Dennington
Saturday, June 6th, marks the
141st running of the Belmont Stakes, the final jewel of the 2009
Triple Crown series. Yet this year’s Crown is looking more like a
charm bracelet; each contest a once-in-a-lifetime event providing
memories for the ages. First, a 50-1 outsider took the Derby. Then,
after 85 years, a filly barreled past the boys to take the
Preakness. Linking the two keepsakes is jockey Calvin Borel, the
only rider in history to capture the first two legs on different
mounts.
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