Mine That Bird Arrives at Spa; Shadwell
Travers Next
By Jenny Kellner
August 3, 2009 - After a
seven-hour ride from West Virginia, Kentucky
Derby winner Mine That Bird arrived at Saratoga
Race Course Monday afternoon to begin
preparations for his next start, the 140th
running of the Grade 1, $1 million Shadwell
Travers on Saturday, August 29.
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Mine That
Bird Out of Travers Stakes
Hours before entries were taken Aug. 26 when it was announced that Mine That
Bird, winner of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), would not
run in the "Mid-Summer Derby" at Saratoga Racecourse.
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Kentucky
Derby Museum Flood
August 6, 2009 - Many of you have heard the news
stories about our recent damage from the floods on Tuesday. What
started as a trickle in the curator’s office turned quickly to
geysers of water from the ceilings in the collection and archives
storage. Then, the bathrooms started to overflow out into the main
floor of the museum. Meanwhile, the parking lot in front of the
museum quickly flooded and cars began floating down Central Ave.
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Surgery a Success for Mine That Bird
August 19, 2009 - Following a brief
procedure to correct a breathing problem, Mine That Bird, winner of
the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), departed the
Ruffian Equine Medical Center shortly after noon Tuesday Aug. 18 to
return to Saratoga and continue preparations for the 140th running
of the $1-million Shadwell Travers Stakes (gr. I) Aug. 29.
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Calvin Borel back
on MINE THAT BIRD
- Roswell, NM – August 30, 2009 – Co-owners Mark Allen
and Dr. Leonard Blach announced today that Calvin Borel
will once again be aboard MINE THAT BIRD. Borel and Mine
That Bird are meeting in California shortly after Labor
Day.
Mine That Bird will
ship after greeting his New Mexico fans when he leads
the G1 All American Futurity post parade at Ruidoso
Downs. The dynamic duo are scheduled to enter the
$350,000 Goodwood Stakes (G1) on October 10th at the Oak
Tree at Santa Anita Park meeting. The pair will continue
on together in this year’s $5,000,000 Breeders' Cup
Classic on Nov. 7th. - photo by
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Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird Arrives at Ruidoso
Downs Wednesday
RUIDOSO DOWNS, New Mexico (September 2, 2009)
– Mark Allen and Dr. Leonard Blach’s Mine That Bird arrived at
Ruidoso Downs early
Wednesday afternoon.
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Mine That
Bird Works At Ruidoso Downs Monday
RUIDOSO DOWNS, New Mexico (September
7, 2009) – Kentucky Derby winner Mine That
Bird worked one-half mile in :48 on Monday morning at
Ruidoso Downs,
continuing his preparations for the Grade 1, $5 million Breeders Cup
Classic on November 7 during the Oak Tree at Santa Anita meet in
Arcadia, California.
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Mine
That Bird - Blessed and Honored by fans in Roswell
Roswell, NM - Thursday, September 10, 2009
Mine That Bird gazed at the priest dressed in a white and murmuring
a prayer in front of him. “I’ve
never blessed a Kentucky Derby winner before,” the priest said.
“They never taught me how to do this in the seminary.”
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Mine That Bird breezes at the Downs at
Albuquerque
Albuquerque, NM - Sept 14, 2009 - Kentucky
Derby winner Mine That Bird breezed a half-mile in 47.43 seconds
Monday at the Downs at Albuquerque, where his trainer, Chip Woolley,
has a stable. He worked between the first and second races as he
continues his preparations for the Grade 1, $350,000 Goodwood at
Santa Anita on Oct. 10.
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Trainer Chip Woolley
Happy with Mine That Bird's recent Albuquerque work
By Michael Cusortelli -
SureBet Racing News
September 18, 2009 – Bennie L. “Chip” Woolley Jr.,
the trainer of Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mine That Bird, said the
3-year-old gelding came out of his September 14 workout at The Downs
at Albuquerque in good shape.
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DERBY WINNER MINE THAT BIRD AT SANTA ANITA, SCHEDULED TO RUN IN
GOODWOOD STAKES OCT. 10
ARCADIA,
Calif. (Sept. 25, 2009)—Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird arrived
Friday at Santa Anita by van from New Mexico at 2 a.m. and jogged
one mile on Santa Anita’s Pro-Ride synthetic main track at 8 a.m. in
preparation for Oak Tree’s Gr. I, $350,000 Goodwood Stakes at 1 1/8
miles on Oct. 10. Mine That Bird trained Friday morning under the
watchful eye of trainer Bennie “Chip” Woolley.
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DERBY WINNER MINE THAT
BIRD DRILLS TUESDAY AT SANTA ANITA
Santa Anita - September 27, 2009 - Mine That
Bird, who shocked the racing world by winning the Kentucky Derby at
50-1 and thrust relatively unknown trainer Bennie (Chip) Woolley Jr.
into the national spotlight, has settled in well at Santa Anita
after arriving at 2 a.m. Friday morning to prepare for the $5
million Breeders’ Cup Classic hosted by the
Oak Tree Racing
Association on Nov. 7.
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Mine
That Bird drills five furlongs at Oak Tree; Derby winner planes to
run in GR.I Goodwood Oct. 10; Trainer praises surface, Eyes $5
Million B.C. Classic
ARCADIA, Calif. (Sept. 29, 2009)—Mine That Bird,
upset winner of this year’s Kentucky Derby, registered his first
workout at
Santa Anita Tuesday morning, drilling five furlongs under
Joe Talamo in 1:01.80 in preparation for Oak Tree’s Gr. I, $350,000
Goodwood Stakes Oct. 10.
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MINE THAT BIRD ON COURSE FOR BREEDERS’
CUP CLASSIC
ARCADIA, Calif. (Sept. 30, 2009) Kentucky Derby
winner Mine That Bird enjoyed a walk in the park—Santa Anita
Park—Wednesday morning, as is customary, after working five furlongs
on Pro-Ride Tuesday in 1:01.80 towards the $5 million Breeders’ Cup
Classic hosted by the Oak Tree Racing Association on Nov. 7.
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MINE THAT BIRD NOMINATED TO OKLAHOMA
DERBY, STRONG LIST OF 3-YEAR-OLDS COMPILED
OKLAHOMA CITY – Saturday, October 3, 2009 -
For the first time in
Remington Park’s history, a Kentucky Derby
winner has been nominated for the state’s premier Thoroughbred
event, the $400,000 Oklahoma Derby, presented by News 9.
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DERBY WINNER MINE THAT BIRD DRILLS FIVE
FURLONGS, WOOLLEY SAYS HE’S ‘PEAKING’ FOR GR. I GOODWOOD
ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 6, 2009)—Kentucky Derby
winner Mine That Bird drilled five furlongs Tuesday morning in
1:00.20 under jockey Joe Talamo in preparation for Saturday’s Gr. I,
$350,000 Goodwood Stakes at Oak Tree, which is to be his final start
before taking on the best in the world in the Gr. I, $5 million
Breeders’ Cup Classic at Oak Tree on Nov. 7.
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MINE
THAT BIRD UNPLUGGED - TO APPEAR 24/7, DERBY WINNER FOCUS OF OAK TREE
WEBCAM
ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 7, 2009)—The Oak Tree Racing Association has
announced that Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird, who is stabled
in Santa Anita’s Barn 4, will be available for fans to view on a
24/7 basis, as trainer Bennie “Chip” Woolley Jr. has agreed to the
installation of a security webcam above his stall.
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DERBY CHAMP MINE THAT BIRD, UNBEATEN
ZENYATTA IN ACTION
SATURDAY DURING OAK TREE’S BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE DAY
ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 7, 2009) – Mine That Bird, the
dramatic 50-1 shot who streaked along the rail to win this year’s
Kentucky Derby by 6 ¾ lengths, and unbeaten 5-year-old mare Zenyatta,
a paragon of perfection in 12 career starts while earning $2.5
million, provide the star power Saturday for Oak Tree’s Breeders’
Cup Challenge Day at Santa Anita Park.
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Goodwood: Quality Foes Await Mine That Bird
By
Jack Shinar -
Bloodhorse - Updated: Saturday, October 10, 2009
Mine That Bird, stunning 50-1 winner of the Kentucky
Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) this spring, has hooked a
highly contentious field for his first try against older horses in
Oak Tree's $350,000 Goodwood Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita Oct. 10.
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Zenyatta, Derby winner vie at
Santa Anita
By: BOB
WISENER - The Sentinel-Record -
October 10, 2009
Just when it
appeared that unbeaten Zenyatta might have the spotlight to herself,
along comes the Kentucky Derby winner.
Such is life for the champion racemare, who today seeks her 13th
victory in Santa Anita’s $300,000 Lady’s Secret, which she won last
year. After three starts this year, Zenyatta tries to match the
career record of Personal Ensign, who retired 13-0 after the
dramatic 1988 Breeders’ Cup Distaff at Churchill Downs.
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MINE THAT BIRD FINE, WOOLLEY OPTIMISTIC
ABOUT HIS PROSPECTS
ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 11, 2009) Except for a
disappointing sixth-place finish in Saturday’s Goodwood Stakes, all
was well with Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird Sunday, although
future plans were undecided.
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Field
of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, Nov. 6-7 - Monday,
November 2, 2009
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Zenyatta
is 5-2 Favorite in the Classic
ARCADIA, Calif. (Nov. 3, 2009) Zenyatta,
undefeated in 13 career starts, was installed as the 5-2 favorite
when she takes on males for the first time in the Nov. 7 Breeders’
Cup Classic (gr. I).
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Zenyatta
makes it 14 for 14 with BC Classic win
ARCADIA, Calif. – (Nov. 7, 2009)
Perhaps the Horse of the Year title is not a foregone conclusion.
Zenyatta gave the crowd what they waited for — and the patrons
responded by cheering, clapping, and waving — as she ran her
unbeaten streak to 14 with a magnificent performance in the
Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) Nov. 7 at Santa Anita.
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"Thanks for the ride Boys, it was a Blast!"
- Laura L. Flynn - Publisher of SureBet
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