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MINE THAT BIRD Takes the second post spot in the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico.

“We’ve got speed on both sides of us, speed on the inside and outside of us. That should clear away from us and leave us in a nice spot to coast down the front side and into the backstretch. It’s a good spot,” stated Chip Woolley, trainer of Mine That Bird.

The horse remains a 6 to 1 shot, far behind the heavily favored filly Alexandra Rachel, in the very tough # 13 post position, and second most-heavily bet Pioneer of the Nile, in the 9th position for the running of the Preakness Stakes.

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.