Who are the owners of Mine that Bird the 2009 Kentucky Derby winner?”
Mine The Bird makes dream a reality for owners at Derby Sunday, May 3rd 2009, 4:00 AM LOUISVILLE – The first turn of the Kentucky Derby is famous for horrendous traffic jams, the animals bumping, jostling, every one of the jockeys determined to put his horse in the same sweet spot. Calvin Borel and Mine That Bird never had that chance. The horse came out of the starting gate as if ice was breaking under his legs. He was hit from both sides. By the time Borel straightened him out, Mine That Bird was the easiest horse to spot in the field of 19. He was the small horse at least 10 lengths behind everybody else. You couldn’t miss him. You couldn’t believe he had a prayer. A mile later, a few prayers were answered. Very few, since the horse went off at odds of 50-1, and paid $103.20. The score for his owners – two old friends from Roswell, New Mexico – was a little better, $1,417,200. Roswell is already famous for being the town that was visited by Earth’s first extraterrestrials. Let’s fac
Most Recent Stakes Recap Mine That Bird flew to his third straight stakes victory when he wore down a stubborn Bear’s Conductor to post a half-length win in the Oct. 5 Grey Stakes (Can-III) at Woodbine. Mine That Bird completed the 11/16 miles over the main track in 1:44.45. The 2-year-old gelded son of Birdstone entered the Grey off of a gutsy neck victory in the seven-furlong Swynford Stakes Sept. 14. Making his first attempt around two turns, Mine That Bird raced in mid-pack under jockey Chantal Sutherland, as Bear’s Conductor led the field of six through moderate early fractions. As the field turned for home, Sutherland angled Mine That Bird off the rail and the pair set off after longtime leader Bear’s Conductor, finally overtaking him in deep stretch to post the victory. Stimulus Plan rallied from last to grab third, another half-length farther back. Mine That Bird is trained by David Cotey, who co-owns the gelding, in the name of Dominion Bloodstock, along with Derek Ball and HG
Mine That Bird, the 135th winner of the Kentucky Derby, originally went off the market for a mere $9,500 as a yearling in 2007. That looks like quite the bargain now after Mine That Bird, a 50-1 shot, won on Saturday at Churchill Downs. Co-owners Mark Allen and Dr. Leonard Blach didn’t get Mine That Bird quite that cheaply. They paid $400,000 to purchase the horse before the 2008 Breeders’ Cup. While Allen and Blach have been longtime acquaintances, they didn’t become business partners until just before they purchased Mine That Bird. And with their horse’s miraculous run, they’ve suddenly become major players in the horse racing industry. “We’ve been friends for years,” Blach said of Allen. “We’re very proud of this horse. It just shows what can be done when a couple of buddies get together, go to the races, have a good time, a little fun and dream a little bit and your dreams will come true.” Blach said he really thought Mine That Bird had a lot of talent.
