Mine That Bird

Summer Bird Wins Belmont Stakes

AP | RICHARD ROSENBLATT | Posted 07.07.2009 | Home


NEW YORK — This was a Belmont for the Birds. It was Summer Bird, not Mine That Bird and jockey Calvin Borel, who came roaring down the long stre...

The Preakness: Fear and Loathing of a Fantastic Filly

Matthew DeBord | Posted 06.15.2009 | Entertainment


Matthew DeBord

The Derby is well-marketed, mawkish insanity. The Preakness? Um, well... not exactly drenched in tradition, is it? I mean, what do the fans at the track drink while they're waiting for the race to start?

MINE THAT BIRD: Derby Winner On To Preakness

AP | JEFFREY McMURRAY | Posted 06.04.2009 | Green


Mine That Bird was proclaimed ready for the Preakness on Monday after a spirited early morning jog, while his trainer remained groggy from two nights ...

Mark Allen, Kentucky Derby Winner, Has Ties To Alaska Bribery Scandal

McClatchy | Richard Mauer | | Posted 06.03.2009 | Politics


If it weren't for the plea deal that his dad, former Veco chief executive Bill Allen, made with federal prosecutors, Mark Allen might not have been in...

Mine That Bird Wins Kentucky Derby 2009

AP | BETH HARRIS | Posted 06.02.2009 | Home


LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The cowboy and his horse beat them all. Four Hall of Fame trainers. The ruler of Dubai. Two very sentimental favorites. Traine...