Mine That Bird's connections are basking in the afterglow following his huge upset win in yesterday's Kentucky Derby.
The winner traveled hundreds of miles from New Mexico to win the race in Louisville.
Meanwhile, jockey Calvin Borel defied the odds by hugging the rail.
Here is Borel's Derby record:
Year Horse Finish
1993 Rockamundo 17th
2000 Exchange Rate 12th
2001 Arctic Boy 12th
2003 Ten Cents A Shine 8th
2007 Street Sense 1st
2008 Denis of Cork 3rd
2009 Mine That Bird 1st
This YouTube below is a split-screen version of the race. It is much better called, by the way.
This version illustrates just how brilliant Borel's ride was.
Here is the NBC version uploaded by yours truly (or rather my brother) yesterday shortly after the race:
For the record, none of these writers picked Mine That Bird to win.
Mine That Bird didn't do too well in last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile Dirt:
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