Mine That Bird Wins Derby 2009
Here is the running of the 135th Kentucky Derby on May 2, 2009, at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky. Mine That Bird, a 50-1 longshot with Calvin Borel aboard, pulled off the second biggest upset in Derby history. (Incidentally, we didn’t take the content from the official site; we took it directly off the television and were just about the first on YouTube to post it. )
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May 18th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
I love calvins theoy of hold the horse back on they turn then teh hoorse brust great threoy
May 18th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
mind that bird is a girl
filly….85 years since a girl won
the triple crown
May 19th, 2009 at 9:24 am
You’re talking about the wrong horse. Mine That Bird isn’t a filly.
May 19th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
I found that out..later
sorry. Rachael, won a race, and i got in on the end of the report, so i went to news and read it. Mind…is a male
but
rachael is a girl and did well.
no girl has won since 1927.
But whoopie goldberg, said you’d run too if a guy was sitting on you with whip in hand..or would you?? could be nice.
May 20th, 2009 at 9:07 am
i actually think the announcer’s blunder is what will make this a classic video clip…it’s like, even the expert had no idea who that horse was, let alone how he made that charge
May 20th, 2009 at 9:43 am
Did you notice how Durkin called the Preakness? He made SURE he noted Mine That Bird throughout the race.
May 20th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
hes a good colt clearly
May 20th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
who the fuck is calling this race? & how much cocaine had he sniffed beforehand?
May 20th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
Tom Durkin. He rarely screws up a race call, but he did there.
June 5th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
I still cannot forgive Tom Durkin’s horrific call here. This is the biggest race of the year, with the biggest names in the business. It is not easy for a horse to be accepted to run here and thus the announcer should know a bit about each one. This horse came in as a “tortoise,” official description of a horse that’s held back then breaks late. For Durkin to not be aware of it and then ignore it while it’s happening is ridiculous…blown call on one of the greatest late kicks in history!
June 7th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
The caller really does an awful job. He FINALLY says “Mine That Bird” when the race is practically over. I love this little gelding. What a lot of heart this–and all the other horses–have. Love them.
June 13th, 2009 at 10:55 pm
Unbelievable; the announcer doesn’t even say th e horses name till it’s way obvious that he’s won!
July 1st, 2009 at 11:09 pm
my horse came in second
August 4th, 2009 at 12:51 am
Did that idiot Joe the 19 year old kid win? I am watching Carson Daly now and he is making it sound like this douchebag is going to be racing but I am guessing this already happened. Where did this ass Joe finish the 19 year old kid jockey? I want Revenge is his horse.
August 27th, 2009 at 10:00 am
I Want Revenge didn’t run, what’s yer prob with Joe?
August 27th, 2009 at 10:02 am
Is the biggest upset ever still that horse from the 60s? Proud Clarion I think it was?
September 5th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
I think the biggest upset in Derby history was Donerail back in 1913. He was 91-1 and paid $184.90 for a $2 bet and set a track record.
September 12th, 2009 at 11:58 pm
Do the horses know that they are in a big race, or are they just doing what they have been trained to do?
October 1st, 2009 at 1:05 pm
I have worked with race horses for 60 years (I am 67). They know they are racing, though they may not know the difference between a big race and a small race. Some of them love to race, and others could care less, it is just what they have been trained to do.
January 17th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
It’s “MinD That Bird”.
Not “MinE That Bird”.
Idiot.
January 22nd, 2010 at 3:46 pm
@Elegance2108 wow what an ignorant douche
January 22nd, 2010 at 9:29 pm
WOW!!! and he lost his NUTZ? Check for Steroids please!!!
January 25th, 2010 at 8:47 am
Yeah you. lol
It’s actually a good question, because nobody really knows what horses are thinking.
February 6th, 2010 at 12:59 pm
No.
It IS Mine that Bird.
Moron.
May 7th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
Great race Sweet man