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Mine That Bird

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Mine That Bird (foaled May 10, 2006) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who had a racing career in both Canada and the United States from 2008 to 2010. He is best known for pulling off a monumental upset, at 50-to-1 odds, by winning the Kentucky Derby in 2009. He became one of only nine geldings to win the Kentucky Derby and the second gelding to win the race since 1929. He continued to have success in the two remaining races of the American Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing by finishing second in the 2009 Preakness Stakes and third in the 2009 Belmont Stakes. On November 6, 2010, Mine That Bird was retired from racing after being winless in nine starts since the Kentucky Derby. He amassed $2,228,637 in earnings and won five of eighteen starts during his three-year racing career. [1]

81 relations: Always Strapped, Ann Rule, Assault (horse), Bay (horse), Belmont Stakes, Bennie L. Woolley Jr., Birdstone, Borderland Derby, Breeders' Cup Classic, Breeders' Cup Juvenile, Calvin Borel, Canada, Canadian Champion Two-Year-Old Colt, Canadians, Chantal Sutherland, Chestnut (coat), Christian Kane, Churchill Downs, Churchill Downs Incorporated, Classy 'n Smart, Conan O'Brien, D. Wayne Lukas, Daily Racing Form, David Cotey, Donerail, Fappiano, Gelding, Grey Stakes, Grindstone (horse), Horse trailer, Inbreeding, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks, Lil Wayne, Mike E. Smith, Mining My Own, Mink, Mr. Prospector, National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, NBC, New Mexico, New York (magazine), No Class (horse), Northern Dancer, Pickup truck, Pioneerof the Nile, Practice to Deceive, Preakness Stakes, Rachel Alexandra, ..., Raise a Native, Richard E. Mandella, Silent Screen, Silver Deputy Stakes, Skeet Ulrich, Sleeved blanket, Smart Strike, Smarten, Storm Bird, Street Sense (horse), Summer Bird, Sunland Derby, Super Bowl, Swynford Stakes, The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, This American Life, Thoroughbred, Tom Durkin, Toronto, Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States), Unbridled, United States, Vice Regent, West Virginia Derby, William Devane, Woodbine Racetrack, YouTube, 2009 Kentucky Derby, 2009 Preakness Stakes, 50 to 1. Expand index (31 more) »

Always Strapped

"Always Strapped" is the first single from rapper Birdman's fourth studio album, Priceless.

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Ann Rule

Ann Rae Rule (née Stackhouse; October 22, 1931 – July 26, 2015) was an American true crime author of The Stranger Beside Me, about Rule's co-worker, the serial killer Ted Bundy.

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Assault (horse)

Assault (March 26, 1943 – September 2, 1971) was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse who won the U.S. Triple Crown in 1946.

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Bay (horse)

Bay is a hair coat color of horses, characterized by a reddish-brown body color with a black mane, tail, ear edges, and lower legs.

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Belmont Stakes

The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes Thoroughbred horse race held every June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

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Bennie L. Woolley Jr.

Bennie L. "Chip" Woolley Jr. (born December 21, 1963 in Raton, New Mexico) is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer best known for conditioning the 2009 winner of the Kentucky Derby.

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Birdstone

Birdstone (foaled May 16, 2001, in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2004 Belmont Stakes and has become a successful sire.

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Borderland Derby

The Mine That Bird Derby (formerly the Borderland Derby) is an American Thoroughbred horse race held at Sunland Park Racetrack in Sunland Park, New Mexico.

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Breeders' Cup Classic

The Breeders' Cup Classic is a Grade I Weight for Age thoroughbred horse race for 3-year-olds and older run at a distance of on dirt.

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Breeders' Cup Juvenile

The Breeders' Cup Juvenile is a Thoroughbred horse race for 2-year-old colts and geldings raced on dirt.

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Calvin Borel

Calvin H. Borel (born November 7, 1966) is an American jockey in thoroughbred horse racing and rode the victorious mount in the 2007 Kentucky Derby, the 2009 Kentucky Derby and the 2010 Kentucky Derby.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Canadian Champion Two-Year-Old Colt

The Canadian Champion Two-Year-Old Colt is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing honour.

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Canadians

Canadians (Canadiens / Canadiennes) are people identified with the country of Canada.

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Chantal Sutherland

Chantal Sutherland (born February 23, 1976 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian model, television personality and jockey in North American Thoroughbred horse racing.

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Chestnut (coat)

Chestnut is a hair coat color of horses consisting of a reddish-to-brown coat with a mane and tail the same or lighter in color than the coat.

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Christian Kane

Christian Kane (born June 27, 1972) is an American actor and singer-songwriter.

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Churchill Downs

Churchill Downs, located on Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky, United States, is a Thoroughbred racetrack most famous for annually hosting the Kentucky Derby.

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Churchill Downs Incorporated

Churchill Downs Incorporated is the parent company of Churchill Downs.

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Classy 'n Smart

Classy 'n Smart (May 20, 1981–September 28, 1999) was a Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Conan O'Brien

Conan Christopher O'Brien (born April 18, 1963) is an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer.

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D. Wayne Lukas

Darrell Wayne Lukas (born September 2, 1935 in Antigo, Wisconsin) is an American horse trainer and a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee.

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Daily Racing Form

The Daily Racing Form (DRF) (usually just referred to as the Racing Form) is a tabloid newspaper founded in 1894 in Chicago, Illinois, by Frank Brunell.

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David Cotey

David Cotey (born February 18, 1948) is a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.

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Donerail

Donerail (1910– after 1918) was an American thoroughbred racehorse that was the upset winner of the 1913 Kentucky Derby.

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Fappiano

Fappiano (May 19, 1977 – September 3, 1990) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Gelding

A gelding is a castrated horse or other equine, such as a donkey or a mule.

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Grey Stakes

The Grey Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the first week of October at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto.

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Grindstone (horse)

Grindstone (foaled January 23, 1993) is a thoroughbred racehorse who won the Kentucky Derby in 1996.

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Horse trailer

A horse trailer or horse van (also called a horse float in Australia and New Zealand or horsebox in the British Isles) is used to transport horses.

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Inbreeding

Inbreeding is the production of offspring from the mating or breeding of individuals or organisms that are closely related genetically.

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Kentucky

Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States.

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Kentucky Derby

The Kentucky Derby, is a horse race that is held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival.

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Kentucky Oaks

The Kentucky Oaks is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies staged annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States.

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Lil Wayne

Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper.

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Mike E. Smith

Michael Earl Smith (born August 10, 1965) is an American jockey who has been one of the leading riders in U.S. Thoroughbred racing since the early 1990s, was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2003, and has won the most Breeders' Cup races of any jockey with 26 Breeders' Cup wins.

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Mining My Own

Mining My Own (foaled February 9, 2001, in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred mare racehorse.

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Mink

Mink are dark-colored, semiaquatic, carnivorous mammals of the genera Neovison and Mustela, and part of the family Mustelidae which also includes weasels, otters and ferrets.

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Mr. Prospector

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National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American Thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers.

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NBC

The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English language commercial broadcast television network that is a flagship property of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast.

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New Mexico

New Mexico (Nuevo México, Yootó Hahoodzo) is a state in the Southwestern Region of the United States of America.

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New York (magazine)

New York is an American biweekly magazine concerned with life, culture, politics, and style generally, and with a particular emphasis on New York City.

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No Class (horse)

No Class (March 30, 1974–1993) was a Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Northern Dancer

Northern Dancer (May 27, 1961 – November 16, 1990) was a Canadian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1964 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes and then became one of the most successful sires of the 20th century.

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Pickup truck

A pickup truck is a light-duty truck having an enclosed cab and an open cargo area with low sides and tailgate.

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Pioneerof the Nile

the Nile (foaled May 5, 2006 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the second-place finisher in the 2009 Kentucky Derby.

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Practice to Deceive

Practice to Deceive is a 2013 book by the American author Ann Rule that details the murder of Russel Douglas, found shot between the eyes in his car on Whidbey Island, north of Seattle, Washington, on Christmas Day 2003.

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Preakness Stakes

The Preakness Stakes is an American flat thoroughbred horse race held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Rachel Alexandra

Rachel Alexandra (foaled January 29, 2006 in Kentucky) is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse and the 2009 Horse of the Year.

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Raise a Native

Raise a Native (April 18, 1961 – July 28, 1988) was an undefeated Thoroughbred racehorse that was named 1963 champion two-year-old colt in the Turf and Sport Digest poll and was the highest rated juvenile in the Experimental Free Handicap.

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Richard E. Mandella

Richard Eugene Mandella (born November 5, 1950 in Altadena, California) is a Thoroughbred horse trainer and a member of the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame.

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Silent Screen

Silent Screen (1967–1993) was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Silver Deputy Stakes

The Silver Deputy Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the fourth week of August at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Skeet Ulrich

Skeet Ulrich (born Bryan Ray Trout; January 20, 1970) is an American actor.

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Sleeved blanket

A sleeved blanket is a body-length blanket with sleeves usually made of fleece or nylon material.

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Smart Strike

Smart Strike (foaled May 21, 1992 in Ontario – died March 25, 2015) was a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Smarten

Smarten (1976–2003) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and successful sire.

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Storm Bird

Storm Bird (April 19, 1978 – December 3, 2004) was a Canadian-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.

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Street Sense (horse)

Street Sense (foaled February 23, 2004 in Kentucky at Chesapeake Farm) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse, U.S. Champion Two-Year-Old Colt (2006) and winner of the 2007 Kentucky Derby and the 2007 Travers Stakes.

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Summer Bird

Summer Bird (April 7, 2006 – December 23, 2013) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse, son of 2004 Belmont Stakes winner Birdstone. He was bred by retired cardiologist Kalarikkal Jayaraman and his wife, retired pathologist Vilasini Jayaraman, at their Tiffany Farm near Ocala, Florida. On June 3, 2010, Summer Bird was retired due to complications of a previous injury.

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Sunland Derby

The Sunland Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Sunland Park Racetrack in Sunland Park, New Mexico.

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Super Bowl

The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL).

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Swynford Stakes

Swynford Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually in late September at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show that featured Conan O'Brien as host from June 1, 2009, to January 22, 2010, as part of NBC's long-running ''Tonight Show'' franchise.

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This American Life

This American Life (TAL) is an American weekly hour-long radio program produced in collaboration with Chicago Public Media and hosted by Ira Glass.

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Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing.

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Tom Durkin

Tom Durkin (born November 30, 1950) is a retired American sportscaster and public address announcer specializing in Thoroughbred horse racing.

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Toronto

Toronto is the capital city of the province of Ontario and the largest city in Canada by population, with 2,731,571 residents in 2016.

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Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing

The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, often shortened to Triple Crown, comprises three races for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses.

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Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)

In the United States, the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, commonly known as the Triple Crown, is a title awarded to a three-year-old Thoroughbred horse who wins the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.

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Unbridled

Unbridled (March 5, 1987 – October 18, 2001) was a Champion American Thoroughbred racehorse.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Vice Regent

Vice Regent (1967–1995) was a Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse and Canada’s leading sire for thirteen years.

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West Virginia Derby

The West Virginia Derby is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Mountaineer Race Track in Chester, West Virginia, United States.

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William Devane

William Joseph Devane (born September 5, 1939) is an American film, television and theatre actor, known for his role as Greg Sumner on the primetime soap opera Knots Landing (1983–1993) and as James Heller on the Fox serial drama 24 (2005–2007), the role he reprised in Live Another Day (2014).

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Woodbine Racetrack

Woodbine Racetrack is a Canadian race track for thoroughbred and standardbred racing at 555 Rexdale Boulevard in the city of Toronto, Ontario, formerly in the city of Etobicoke.

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YouTube

YouTube is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California.

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2009 Kentucky Derby

The 2009 Kentucky Derby was the 135th running of the Kentucky Derby.

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2009 Preakness Stakes

The 2009 Preakness Stakes was the 134th running of the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown.

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50 to 1

50 to 1 is a 2014 American drama film based on the true story of Mine That Bird, an undersized thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2009 Kentucky Derby in one of the biggest upsets in the history of the race.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mine_That_Bird

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