No one had ever seen anything like it. “Then when he hugged Chip he just lowered his head and broke down crying. The ending of the race came as a shock to those in attendance as Friesan Fire, winner of the Louisiana Derby, started the race as the 19-5 (3.80-1) favorite.Post positions were drawn Thursday, April 30, 2009.I Want Revenge was scratched on the morning of the race because of lameness issues in the colt's left front ankle.Mine That Bird never won another race, though he did finish second in the Preakness to Horse of the Year Mr. “I was pretty worn out and shaky-legged, but I wanted to be part of the Derby walk,” he said later. I haven’t had lot of time to reflect on everything. Turns out, the Bird is quite accessible to his fans. On April 17, 2009, I received a phone call from Darren Rogers, head of communications for Churchill Downs. “Any man would be a fool to welcome that filly,” he said. In addition, their horse was unlikely to even make it into the field, as there were several prospective starters ahead of him on the graded earnings list. He just did everything right.

“I’m really happy with my horse. So began the 40-hour journey to Kentucky, as Woolley and Figueroa followed the scent of roses. In the Sunland Derby, he made move too early and came up a little empty. “I’m just a bareback rider, not a bull rider,” Woolley replied. He’s healthy and doing real good, so we’ll take a shot.” Said Ice, a former assistant to Cole Norman, “After a few of those horses came out and we started moving up in earnings from 24th to 21st, we started talking about it. “I’ll be proud to wear it.” Later that night, Mine That Bird was getting antsy for his dinner. In the case of Mine That Bird, life indeed imitated art, and now with “50-1,” art needs only to imitate life. Mine That Bird, with jockey Calvin Borel, came from the back of the field to win the 2009 Kentucky Derby by nearly seven lengths as a 50-1 long shot. Mine That Bird’s owners, Mark Allen, who owned Double Eagle Ranch in Roswell, N.M., and Leonard Blach, DVM, a veterinarian from Roswell who … He went to the track through the paddock and walked some 200 yards toward the clubhouse turn, where he waited for his horse. Enter Figueroa, who was breaking the babies and doing a little bit of everything at co-owner Allen’s ranch. The story had read like a novel, becoming the most compelling human/animal travelogue since John Steinbeck’s cross-country journey with his French poodle in “Travels With Charley.” Like Charley and Steinbeck, Mine That Bird and Woolley’s relationship became, as the author wrote, “A bond between strangers.” Mine That Bird’s journey was one that is not likely to be forgotten, and the producers of “50-1” had a lot to work with.

He was delayed getting to Louisville when his pickup truck broke down in Sweetwater, Texas. We both looked at each other with the same quizzical look. As they peered down the shedrow, Woolley, standing off by himself, said to them, “If you’re looking for a Derby horse, here’s one.” He then proudly showed off Mine That Bird to them and the two women had found their Derby rooting interest. He never won another race, failing to even hit the board in his last six starts. That’s as good as you are ever going to see him feeling. Let’s just say it was a stretch running either colt in the Kentucky Derby. Mine That Bird’s owners, Mark Allen, who owned Double Eagle Ranch in Roswell, N.M., and Leonard Blach, a veterinarian from Roswell who owned Buena Suerte Equine, actually had decided not to run Mine That Bird in the Derby, feeling it was too ambitious a task. It’s pretty much exactly what I wanted—he started slower and finished up super-strong. The last thing we needed at this time was to have unaccomplished 3-year-olds looking to sneak in the back door. He eventually would embrace the spotlight and the media and would offer intelligent and profound responses in all future interviews. So, Steve Haskin took a look back on he remembers Mine That Bird’s Triple Crown journey. Woolley’s misadventures were far from over. After all, Derby horses do not come from Sunland Park or Louisiana Downs. He was showing no signs that the race took anything out of him, as he ripped into his hay rack and attempted to nail anyone who came close to his stall without a feed tub. A few days after the decision to go to the Derby, Woolley, a native of Raton, N.M., and former rodeo bareback rider, and groom and exercise rider Charlie Figueroa set off on a 1,450-mile van ride that most believed to be a fool’s journey.
Ever since Mine That Bird cruised to a shocking victory in the Kentucky Derby, Chip Woolley's cell phone has been burning a hole in his pocket - calls from the media, horse owners… “But I didn’t come here to be a celebrity. He kept telling us, ‘Thank you,’ but I said, ‘Geez, dude, we should be thanking you.’ Then he headed to the airport to go to California to be on Jay Leno.” When the word got around that Rachel Alexandra was running in the Preakness, it wasn’t well-received by rival trainers, including Woolley. With the top Kentucky Derby contenders well established and the only question being who gets in and who gets left out, Darren’s call was not exactly received with unbridled enthusiasm. Mine That Bird’s journey was one that is not likely to be forgotten, and as you can see, the producers of “50-1” had a lot to work with. We made $324,000 with him, and with the sale, that’s close to $800,000. It was a dark, gloomy day and difficult to make out the images on the screen. In addition to being on Jay Leno, he also appeared on the David Letterman Show, the Today Show, and Good Morning America. I had started coming to the Derby about seven or eight days out from the race and not only did not see Mine That Bird’s work, I honestly didn’t give the horse much thought. Just as I thought Pioneerof the Nile was going to hold off everyone, here came this unfamiliar figure dashing up the rail like a frightened rabbit. Woolley’s truck had been broken into at the Louisville hotel where he was staying and his GPS also was stolen. “That’s one of the biggest things about coming to the Derby. Before I had a chance to absorb what I was seeing, the figure was five lengths in front and continuing to draw away.


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