Mine
That Bird back in New Mexico
SureBet Racing News
Roswell, NM (Nov. 14, 2009) Kentucky Derby winner Mine
That Bird has returned to his New Mexico base and is getting
some time off following his ninth-place finish in last
weekend's $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic. He is settled in
at a Roswell training center facility (Double
Eagle Training Center) owned by Mark Allen, who races
Mine That Bird in partnership with Dr. Leonard Blach (Buena
Suerte Equine).
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$800,000 Sunland Derby attains Grade 3 status
Sunland
Park Racetrack and Casino -Thursday, December 3, 2009
By Eric Alwan
The $800,000 Sunland Derby has achieved Grade 3
status following an announcement made today by the American Graded
Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association
in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Mine
That Bird trainer happy Kentucky Derby win helped Sunland Park
Racetrack
By John Erfort,
El Paso Times, Texas /
Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.
Dec. 11, 2009 --SUNLAND
PARK -- Chip Woolley knows that fame can be fleeting.
"Someone else will win the Kentucky Derby this year, and all (the
fame) will go away," Woolley said.
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O’Brien turns to Mine That Bird in battle with
NBC
January 22, 2010 - Conan O’Brien, marching toward his very public
divorce from NBC and The Tonight Show, incorporated Mine That Bird,
or at least the name of the 2009 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner, in a
sketch on Thursday.
O’Brien presented a chestnut horse as Mine That Bird, ensconced in a
“mink Snuggie,” at about the 17:45 point in the show. Mine That Bird
is a bay.
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MINE
THAT BIRD NOMINATED for 2009 Eclipse Award
January
6, 2010 - Mine That Bird was revealed Wednesday as one of
the finalists in the Three-Year-Old Male Category by the
National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), National
Turf Writers Association (NTWA) and Daily Racing Form (DRF),
the three presenting organizations of the Eclipse Awards.
The 39th Eclipse Awards ceremony will be held Monday,
January 18 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.
Three-Year-Old Male: Mine That Bird, Quality Road, Summer
Bird
The Eclipse Awards are presented by the NTRA, the
National Turf Writers Association and Daily Racing Form in
recognition of excellence in Thoroughbred racing.
Eclipse Awards are bestowed upon horses and individuals
whose outstanding achievements have earned them the title of
Champion in their respective categories.
Awards also are given to recognize members of the media for
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ESPN
Radio, NBC win Eclipse Awards for “The Story of Mine That Bird,
50-1”
January 8, 2010 -The National Thoroughbred Racing
Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers
Association announced today that NBC Sports has won the 2009 Media
Eclipse Award in the National Television Feature programming
category for its documentary “The Story of Mine That Bird, 50-1”,
which aired at the beginning of its Preakness Stakes telecast on May
16, 2009.
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Mine That Bird gets long vacation
By Mary
Rampellini - Daily Racing Form
January 23, 2010 - They're not getting in a hurry
with Mine That Bird. The winner of last year's Kentucky Derby, Mine
That Bird has been on vacation in New Mexico since the Breeders' Cup
Classic and won't make his return to the races until later in the
season, trainer Chip Woolley said.
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 Mine That Bird still on
R&R
February 3, 2010 - by Tim
Wilkin - writing for
TimesUnion.com
And that’s what the 2009 Kentucky Derby
winner will continue to do, down at the Double Eagle Ranch in
Roswell, New Mexico.
Trainer Chip Woolley said we won’t see Mine That Bird at the races
again until the summer. There is nothing wrong with the 4-year-old
gelding, who sent shockwaves through the sport when he won the Run
for Roses at odds of 50-1. This is by design.
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ESPN
Radio, NBC win Eclipse Awards for “The Story of Mine That Bird,
50-1”
January 8, 2010 -The National Thoroughbred Racing
Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers
Association announced today that NBC Sports has won the 2009 Media
Eclipse Award in the National Television Feature programming
category for its documentary “The Story of Mine That Bird, 50-1”,
which aired at the beginning of its Preakness Stakes telecast on May
16, 2009.
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Mine That Bird gets long vacation
By Mary
Rampellini - Daily Racing Form
January 23, 2010 - They're not getting in a hurry
with Mine That Bird. The winner of last year's Kentucky Derby, Mine
That Bird has been on vacation in New Mexico since the Breeders' Cup
Classic and won't make his return to the races until later in the
season, trainer Chip Woolley said.
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Mine That Bird still on
R&R
February 3, 2010 - by Tim
Wilkin - writing for
TimesUnion.com
And that’s what the 2009 Kentucky Derby
winner will continue to do, down at the Double Eagle Ranch in
Roswell, New Mexico.
Trainer Chip Woolley said we won’t see Mine That Bird at the races
again until the summer. There is nothing wrong with the 4-year-old
gelding, who sent shockwaves through the sport when he won the Run
for Roses at odds of 50-1. This is by design.
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Mine That Bird Honored In Style
Santa Fe, NM (February 12, 2010) – On Friday, Rep. Candy Spence
Ezzell (Chaves), dressed in a black cowboy hat, boots, and tuxedo
pantsuit, recognized Mine That Bird as, “New Mexico
Horse of the Year for 2009.” The memorial passed the
New Mexico House of Representatives unanimously by a vote of 70-0.
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Mine That Bird might not
race until June
by Jeff Lowe -
Thoroughbred Times
February 12, 2010 - Mine That Bird is still
turned out in New Mexico and trainer Bennie “Chip” Woolley Jr. said
he is looking at a light campaign for the Kentucky Derby Presented
by Yum! Brands (G1) winner in 2010.
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Mine That Bird Nearing
Return to Racetrack
By Jason Shandler -
Bloodhorse
February 19, 2010 - Mine That Bird, 50-1
winner of the 2009 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I),
is about six weeks from being returned to the racetrack, trainer
Chip Woolley said Feb. 19.
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CALVIN BOREL WINS 2010 SANTA ANITA WOOLF
AWARD
ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 20, 2010)—Two-time Kentucky
Derby winning jockey Calvin Borel has been selected by a vote of his
peers as the 2010 winner of the Santa Anita George Woolf Memorial
Jockey Award. Borel’s Woolf victory was announced live on HRTV from
the Fair Grounds in New Orleans by retired Hall of Fame jockey and
current HRTV analyst Gary Stevens. Stevens won the Woolf Award
himself in 1996.
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Mine
That Bird boosted visibility of Sunland’s classic prep races
by Mike Curry -
Thoroughbred Times
February 22, 2010 - Last year, Kentucky Derby
Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) longshot winner Mine That Bird helped
vault Sunland Park, where he prepped for the classic, into national
prominence.
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Borel
to be Honored at March 25 Hartack Gala
Written by Christine Gourgeot | Friday, 26 February 2010 |
Horse
Racing News
Two-time Kentucky Derby Winner Calvin Borel
to Receive Bill Hartack Award
NEW ORLEANS - Each year the Bill Hartack Charitable Foundation hosts
an Award Ceremony to honor the Kentucky Derby’s winning jockey. This
year’s recipient, Louisiana native and two-time Kentucky Derby
winner, Calvin Borel, will be recognized at the Bill Hartack
Charitable Foundation Reception and Award Ceremony, part of
Louisiana Derby week at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, the
Churchill Downs-owned facility in New Orleans.
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Mandella looks for way back to Derby
By Steve Andersen –
Daily Racing Form
ARCADIA, Calif. February 26, 2010 - Richard
Mandella watched the 2009 Kentucky Derby in a condition somewhere
between amazement and shock.
Mine That Bird, who had been trained by Mandella for one race the
preceding winter before being sold, was storming home in a 50-1
upset for trainer Chip Woolley.
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