Derby Glow Continues As Runners’ Connections Make Plans
On a cool, wet May 3 morning in the barn area of Churchill Downs, the owners and trainer of Mine That Bird were basking in the limelight while still trying to absorb what had transpired the previous day when the 3-year-old gelding posted a stunning 6 3/4-length victory over Pioneerof the Nile in the Kentucky Derby.
Meanwhile, the connections of the horses that finished behind Mine That
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On a cool, wet May 3 morning in the barn area of Churchill Downs, the owners and trainer of Mine That Bird were basking in the limelight while still trying to absorb what had transpired the previous day when the 3-year-old gelding posted a stunning 6 3/4-length victory over Pioneerof the Nile in the Kentucky Derby.
Meanwhile, the connections of the horses that finished behind Mine That Bird were also still trying to absorb what happened, with few, if any, making firm plans for the May 16 Preakness at Baltimore.
While trainer Bennie “Chip” Woolley Jr., owners Mark Allen and Dr. Leonard Blach, and jockey Calvin Borel were interviewed live on NBC’s “Today Show”, the stable star, who won the Derby at 50-1 odds, grazed peacefully outside Barn 42 as racing fans and media filmed video and took photographs.
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