... finishing 1 1/16 miles in 1:44.51 over a fast track. Vivid Colors was sent to the early lead by CalvinBorel in the 66th Golden Rod, with Decelerator and All Due Respect in close pursuit. Meanwhile, Sassy Image was biding her time in fourth, having loped into that ideal position after getting away cleanly from the rail post. In the far turn, Decelerator emerged best of the front three,...
Harbin, China (AHN) – Rescuers in China’s Heilongjiang Province are searching for survivors after a gas explosion in a coal mine struck while workers were deep underground. Authorities at the Xinxing Coal Mine in Hegang City confirm at least 42 miners are dead and believe another 66 are missing. Another 29 miners are at a local [...]
... the 2009 Breeders’ Cup, with a stacked field you wouldn’t believe. There was Mine That Bird , with CalvinBorel on board, the little wonder horse who won the Kentucky Derby this year (and who had had a stellar career in Canada with rider Chantal Sutherland guiding him to a number of victories). And Summer Bird , the Belmont Stakes Winner of 2009. And yes, they have the same sire,...
FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2009, file photo, Jockey CalvinBorel rides Rachel Alexandra to win the Woodward Stakes horse race at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Voters will decide between racing's leading ladies for Horse of the Year after Rachel Alexandra skipped the Breeders' Cup Classic won by Zenyatta. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File) (Mike Groll - AP)
... day before with such ease, galloping home by more than 20 lengths, that longtime experts – even Borel – called her better better than the Derby winner, an homage seldom uttered since the days of Ruffian. [ 2 ] FILE – In this May 1, 2009 file photo, jockey CalvinBorel rides Rachel Alexandra on their way to winning the Kentucky Oaks horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville,...
... left.” Racing against Zenyatta is Mine That Bird, the 2009 Kentucky Derby winner ridden by CalvinBorel, and 2009 Belmont Stakes winner Summer Bird ridden by Kent Desormeaux. While the field will definitely be a challenge for the mare, at 5-2 she is the odds on favorite to win the race in the fourth position. With her reputation of coming from the back of the pack in the final...
... Cup winner Awesome Gem, and Pacific Classic runner-up Einstein.Mine That Bird is 0-for-4 since CalvinBorel's rail-hugging ride to victory in the Kentucky Derby at 50-1 odds. Borel was aboard for two of those losses; rode in the other defeats."The horse had really dropped off on me and kind of gotten flat," Woolley said Monday.The 3-year-old gelding finished second to filly...
