Tag: mine that bird
Summer Bird Wins the Belmont
Calvin Borel fell just short in his attempt to win the Triple Crown on two different horses and Carl H proved once again to be the worst horse racing predictor in the nation. The man picked Summer Bird last and once again proclaimed that Birds do not belong in horse racing. Well, I think the [...]
Belmont Stakes Predictions
Well, I went 0-fer in the Derby and 1-for-13 in the Preakness, so let’s see if I can build off that momentum for the 141st running of The Belmont Stakes on Saturday. I have disrespected and discounted Mine That Bird and Calvin Borel in the last two legs of the 2009 Triple Crown, dare I [...]
Calvin Borel to ride Mine That Bird in the Belmont
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. “While she is in great shape … we feel Rachel deserves a well-earned vacation,” [...]
Rachel Alexandra Wins the 134th Preakness Stakes
Earlier today nickev campaigned for Peter Griffin’s version of bird is the word. Whilst I love me some P. Griffin, I gotta go with Pee Wee’s version from Back to the Beach on this one: Well, Bird was almost the word today, but not quite. Calvin Borel and the filly Rachel Alexandra held off the [...]
Mine That Bird is the Word
Can Mine That Bird do it again? If so, the Bird will definitely be the word. Yeah, I copied this strait off of NBC’s coverage, but why would they not go with the Peter Griffin version. Seriously. Anyways, click here for the Pinkie’s predictions of the Preakness.
Calvin Borel prefers the ladies (can you blame him?)
While the hopes of seeing a Triple Crown winner were still flickering as Mine That Bird’s trainer Chip Woolley announced they would run in the Preakness, that flicker has been all but extinguished. Calvin Borel, the jockey who guided Mine That Bird to the second biggest upset in Kentucky Derby history last week, has decided [...]
We’ve got a Triple Crown to follow: Mine That Bird to run Preakness
Mine That Bird, the second biggest longshot to ever win the Kentucky Derby will run the second leg of the Triple Crown, the May 16th Preakness at Pimlico. BALTIMORE – Mine That Bird is headed to the Preakness. The trainer of the gelding who won the Kentucky Derby at 50-1 odds said his horse will [...]
2009 Kentucky Derby – Mine That Bird
In the second biggest upset in Kentucky Derby history (Donerail, 1913), 50-1 longshot Mine That Bird came from last to first to win the 135th running before an announced crowd of 153,563 on Saturday at Churchill Downs.. Jockey Calvin Borel won his second Derby, and just as in 2007 did it in unreal fashion. In [...]
