NBC Sports’ coverage of Mine That Bird’s upset victory in the Kentucky Derby earned a 10.2 overnight rating and 22 share during the 6-7 p.m. ET hour when the race was presented, according to data provided May 4 from Nielsen Media Research.
Mine That Bird’s Amazing win in the Kentucky Derby Video
Jockey Calvin Borel scored a major upset May 2nd, 2009, in the Kentucky Derby riding Mine That Bird. Mine That Bird did not seem to mind the spotlight as he stood regally, ears up and looking off into the distance at cameras. The 50-1 upset winner of the Kentucky Derby trotted to the winner’s circle lazily.
Sometimes referred to mistakenly as Mind That Bird or Mine The Bird, Mind That Bird got his name from the Sire Birdstone, and the Mare Mining My Own. Some might argue that a better name might have suited the gentle gelding, but Mine That Bird doesn’t seem to raise any objections.