
Mine That Bird
Trainer:Bennie WoolleyOwner: Double Eagle Ranch and Bueno Suerte Equine
Foaling Date: 2006-05-10
Pedigree: Birdstone and Mining My Own of Smart Strike
Dosage: 8-3-5-0-0 (16)
Dosage Index / CD: 5.40 / 1.19
Notes:
Mine That
Bird is an
American
thoroughbr
ed
racehorse.
He has
courage
and
determinat
ion. His
enthrallin
g
performanc
e on the
racetracks
won him
the 2009
Kentucky
Derby. The
gelding is
sired by
Birdstone,
winner of
2004
Belmont
Stakes. 8
geldings
have won
Kentucky
Derby,
Mine That
Bird is
one of
them. In
50
years 2
geldings
won
Kentucky
Derby -
Funny Cide
(2003) and
Mine That
Bird
(2009). In
2007
Fasig-Tipt
on
Kentucky
October
Yearling
Sale,
David
Cotey
bought
Mine That
Bird
paying
$9,500. He
clinched
the top
position
in 4
starts at
Woodbine
Racetrack
in
Toronto.
In 2008,
he got
picked as
Canadian
Champion
2-yr-old
Male
Horse.
Chantal
Sutherland
galloped
him to
win 2
stakes -
Silver
Deputy
Stakes and
Swynford
Stakes.
In October
11, 2008,
Mine
That Bird
won Grey
Stakes.
He is
owned by
Double
Eagle
Ranch and
Bueno
Suerte
Equine.
His
enthrallin
g
performanc
e
entertaine
d the
spectators
. But, he
dwindled
to the
12th spot
in the
Breeder
Cup
Juvenile.
At age 3,
Chip
Woolley
trained
Mine That
Bird.
Racing in
the United
States He
commenced
2009
racing at
Sunland
Park. Mine
The Bird
was runner
up in
Borderland
Derby on
February
28 and 4th
in Sunland
Derby on
March
29. Uptil
now, Mine
That
Bird has
earned
$326,381.
He
was one of
the 20
starters
in
Kentucky
Derby. He
travelled
from New
Mexico to
compete in
the big
race -
Kentucky
Derby. He
impressed
the racing
fans as
the runner
up in
Preakness
Stakes.
This time
jockey
Mike Smith
galloped
the
gelding to
a
remarkable
finish.
Mine That
Bird
entertaine
d
spectators
with his
astounding
performanc
e. He
grabbed
the 3rd
spot
behind
Dunkirk at
Belmont
Stakes in
June 2009
Year | Races Run | Wins | Place | Show | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | $1,892,200 |
Major Racing Wins:- Silver Deputy Stakes (2008) Swynford Stakes (2008) Grey Stakes (2008) |
American Classic Race wins: - Kentucky Derby (2009) |
Racing Awards:- Canadian Champion 2-yr-old Male Horse (2008) |
Video
2009 Kentucky Derby - Mine That Bird