Which horse won the 2009 Kentucky Derby race last Saturday at Churchill Downs?”
2009 Kentucky Derby Results Payouts The 2009 Kentucky Derby results are in and Mine That Bird won the the jewel in the Triple Crown of Racing as a 50 to 1 long shot today. Mine That Bird exploded in the final stretch to win by several lengths running from the 8th post. The 2009 Kentucky Derby Payouts will be made official shortly. Calvin Borel, winner of the 2009 Kentucky Oaks yesterday and now makes history after winning the Derby in the same year. Borel won the Kentucky Derby in 2007 riding Street Sense. “It’s a feeling like I’ve never had before,” stated Mine That Bird Trainer Chip Woolley after the 2009 Kentucky Derby Results were announced. “Calvin Borel is the best. He rode a beautiful race. They’ll know me now, won’t they?” Horse Racing Predictions Expert Steve Hastings over at Point-Spreads.com made his clients several thousand dollars after telling them to: “If anyone can get it done on a long shot horse its him (Borel)….
When the field turned for home Saturday in the 135th running of the Kentucky Derby, the primary emotion of the crowd at Churchill Downs wasn’t excitement, and it wasn’t euphoria. It was utter confusion. Who in the world was the horse hugging the inside, surging from last place as if he had found an invisible jet stream, shooting a gap so tight that he brushed the rail, and pulling into not just the lead but a huge lead? Even after Mine That Bird, a 50-1 long shot with a crooked gait, crossed the finish line 6 3/4 lengths ahead of his closest rivals, and even after jockey Calvin Borel burst into tears, the surreal nature of what had just unfolded didn’t truly sink in until the back story began to trickle out.
