The best part is that he didn't just win, he wiped them out. I couldn't believe that the announcer had so counted him out and focused on the the two lead favorites that he didn't even see him Mine That Bird sneak through and he had such a lead by the time he did realize it his amazement was almost comical! What a thrill, when you talk about heart, this horse has it in spades!
Absolutely the greatest ride ever. And he really did mess up the track announcer. Even in the first call he was so far back the announcer missed him and then called him way late. And then he doesn't see him until he's 3 lengths ahead. But watching Borel is amazing how he first gets right over to the rail and spots the field 25 lengths and then turns passes horses staying on the rail; comes off of the rail to pass a few and then darts back to the rail to win easily. Goose bumps every time!
The fact that the announcer didn't even know the name of the horse after he was in first for at least 5 seconds makes the upset that much more special. Twice he missed him, he forgot to call him in the backstretch he was so far out of it. WOW
I will always believe Mine that Bird would have won the Preakness and the Triple Crown, had Calvin Borel not been committed to riding Rachel Alexandra in the Preakness. Borel did win the Triple Crown that year, only it was on two different horses.
@Matty11209 No comparison. Mine That Bird was 10 yards ahead of the other horses before this guy even picked up on it. Rich Strike took the lead close to the finish line, not 200 feet away from it.
@@skiptowne5724 Colmus was calling Simplification next after Epicenter and Zandon when Rich Strike was already in the lead. He totally missed him. Watch that part again.
Mine that birds win is more impressive than Rich Strikes in my opinion because he came from dead last most of the race. Rich strike's was amazing also and the race call helped it as well. Here Tom Durkin blew this call for Mine that bird. But he does make Giacamos 2005 kentucky derby win extra exciting with his call there. Tom durkin gave many awesome race calls. TIZNOW wins it for america....giacammos....monarcos he was as fast as secretariat call...but he failed on this mtb call. In his defense...the track announcer is way up at the top of the track and they use binoculars to follow the horses throughout the race. In a 20 horse field...not an easy task! But these 3 legends had some of the best derby finishes of all time. Mine that bird...rich strike and giacamo. Look up tvg announcer goes crazy to see Ken Rudolph go nuts when giacamo wins!
I love to watch replays of my favorite races and I'm grateful to CZcams for having many of them out there for me to enjoy time and time again. I check this one out several times a year. Thanks for the memories Bird.. and the Rage'n Cajun too!
That was the greatest comeback in the Kentucky derby I've ever seen. He was dead last from the start, by several lengths, and flew by everyone in the final turn. Then won by almost 7 lengths. Second biggest upset in history
@@OfficialMuffiin 6-1. Obviously after the Derby win bettors were more confident in him. But only had the third best odds, which is pretty rare, usually the derby winner has the best odds in the preakness
@@dylancrippen3228 I Said the best Racing Story. Not the best Racing horse! If a horse sits in the back of a trailer, is driven all the way from Nevada to Kentucky that way, has a 50:1 odds, and still wins against all the AC kept, well fed Arabian throrughbreds, that certainly makes for a compelling narrative. Sth it seems your incapable of realising.
I loved it when Calvin Borel knew he had the field put away and pointed to them in the homestrech. A classic race and an awesome ride. I am sure someone has a picture of this. One of my favorite races of all time, along with Secretariat's Belmont.
I will always love this performance, still gets my heart pounding when Mine That Bird starts flying on the rail, picking off horses and leaving all in his wake.
My favorite Derby EVER!! Also my 'favorite' Derby call, in that Mine That Bird is mentioned exactly twice, far back and ... oh, wait ... who just won??? Seriously, how many lengths ahead do you have to be before somebody notices you? It's not like he won by a nostril. He killed. Guess Mine That Bird knows better than anyone how Secretariat felt, who was also basically ignored in the Derby call. With Secretariat going in as a race favorite, it wasn't quite that bad. It was even worse.
in not english fluent , but i noticed that tpp...the guy simply mention it till the end of the race ..what a twat...i hope that guy whats fired ...such awfull race commentator
It's 6 years later and it's still hard to believe. All those decent horses standing still as Calvin Borel rides that ludicrous rocket down the rail. It still seems impossible!
This is one of those MANY races where you look at the racing form, look again and want to burn it, realizing that a lifetime of studious handicapping is essentially meaningless and curse the day you made your first bet and got into this stupid game. And, to add insult to injury the same thing happened with Grindstone, Birdstone, and Summer Bird...all horses you could never bet 'on paper' but proved to have a tenacious bloodline.
Only he wasn't ludicrous...he was the 2 year old Canadian champion....bought and sent down to Sunland park and raced within the week. Took a bit of time to acclimate to the elevation...but once he did, it turned out he was the fittest horse in the race...benefiting from the high altitude training...
Unfortunately he never won again. Yet at the same time you can't really call him a fluke, either, considering he just missed in the Preakness and still hit the tri at Belmont. What an odd yet tenacious and loveable little horse. Too bad we will likely never see a Giacomo or Mine That Bird type horse in the Derby ever again, neither of them would have gotten in/been eligible if they had ran in the Derby in 2013 or later, the points system has really changed the shape of the race. No more cheap speed or early speedball types - the opening quarter here was suicidal and Pioneerof the Nile did very well to fight on for second. If he had been further back he might've been closer to MTB... although with those opening fractions it was the perfect setup. (And personally I think it's a shame, I mean you can't tell me a 50-1 longshot going 20 lengths from last to first by nearly 7 lengths isn't exciting as hell!?) And what an amazing hat trick by Calvin to pull off the Oaks/Derby double on the same weekend on a Frontrunning presser and a deep closer. Must have been a fairytale year for him.
Makes me smile every time I watch it. The underdog dusted them all. And that little horse; Win, Place and Show in TC races is quite a feat. His place and show we’re by short margins too. Great horse!
The heart that horse 🐎 had was awsome and the fact the announcer never seen it like everyone else did is price less . I've watch this clip over and over just for the pure satisfaction of never count your chickens before they hatch . Also the pride of that horse!!
The call is pretty hilarious and just shows how forgotten and how far back Mine That Bird was. Also just watched the movie 50 to 1 and shows the backstory of Mine That Bird. Great movie and should watch it if you are into horse racing!
Forever in my memory will be Borel pointing his whip to the grandstand when inside the 16th pole. Not to mention his emotional interview while on the track right after the race. Just a beautiful moment in history.
1/22/2017 and i'm still watching this. Seeing underdogs win never gets old with me. Even if I lost some coin on the deal, this was still fun as hell to watch.
Dreams become frailty watching this race. Tom was a little slow recognizing Mine That Bird blowing the competition away. But the outcome was awesome! Enjoy as best you can and stay healthy and safe, it's 2021 and still loving every minute of it...
What Mine That Bird does from 2:32 to 2:38 is just so ridiculous. The slomo is great but actually following it in real time makes you see how explosive he was. He not only blew away the rest of the field but he stayed in full throttle while making a sharp right and then a sharp left. For being such a long shot and so far back, I think this just edges out Secretariat as the greatest run of all time. And for my money Tom Durkin makes it even better by completely missing Mine That Bird TWICE -- first for being so far BACK (1:55), and then for being so far AHEAD (2:50). Incredible stuff.
One of the greatest rides I've ever seen. The craziest thing to me was that Mine That Bird scraped the rail so hard in the stretch run that he stumbled - and still won going away! Insane. I recall being at Keeneland a couple weeks prior to the Derby and overhearing someone state that they would be playing Mine That Bird heavily, that they trusted in Borel. Wish I would have been thinking the same way. Didn't cash a lick on that Derby.
Mine That Bird was a small thoroughbred racehorse, but he had a very high leg-turnover speed, which is why he was so fast for his small size. He turns over his legs more quickly than the larger horses.
Yes, I remember watching that race in a casino and mine that bird totally screwed up my ticket but he and Calvin Borel gave me one of the thrills of horse racing. What a ride!! Still thrills me to this day. I was living in Utah at the time and used to go to Wyoming Downs every one in a while and I saw that little horse and saw not a thing to indicate any greatness. Boy was I wrong!!
This was so exciting!!!! Had never heard of Mine That Bird until i watched the movie on tv, but with such a performance he should be just as famous as the other great racing horses in history! He did fantastic here!!!!
Good evening. in a "50 to 1" scene, a gentleman during the Pre-Derby party says "This year we have owners from England, Dubai, France, ireland and even from New Mexico!" (laughs) You know who opened that door? Venezuelans Gustavo Avila (jockey) Juan Arias (trainer) and Juan Quintero (groom) when they traveled to Louisville in 1971 to win, against all odds, 97th Kentucky Derby with Canonero II, a horse born in United States and bred in Venezuela. His owner, Pedro Baptista (RIP) couldn´t travel due to financial problems. Their performance was very similar to Mine That Bird´s one. Greetings from Venezuela.
I was at the track for this race. Nobody in the building knew who had won the race until after the wire because Tom Durkin blew the call. Yes, its the Derby and there are a million horses, and yes, hes one of the all time greats, but I think if you asked him, he would even tell you it was not a great call of the race. That being said, an UNREAL trip on Mine that Bird by Calvin Borel. So patient, and he never had to check despite having to pass 19 horses while using the rail the entire way. Lucky, yes, but beautiful ride for a horse that was an easy 20 lengths out of it at the far turn.
LightningJanitorial I call bullshit on this story. Tom Durkin's race call is for NBC only. The call at Churchill Downs belongs to Mark Johnson, who called the race perfectly clear and did not miss Mine That Bird.
Lol for the life of me I can't figure out WHY I would lie about a story about a horse race. Look dude, believe or don't believe. I was at a casino that had TV's everywhere. You're right that Mark Johnson has the Churchill feed, but there were TV's with NBC's telecast all over the place where I was at. Anyway, as I said, believe what you want lol.
LightningJanitorial Tom was drunk at the end of a long Derby day card. He was waiting around to call the big one and just was shitfaced by the time the race started. The production truck saved NBC from all out disaster by yelling in Durkin's ear that MTB was ahead by 4 and was flaying at the wire. He was toasted.
It has been circulating for years but when you look at the race and the call of the race it does not seem far fetched at all. The truck plays a bigger part talking to announcers in their ears than people think. This was one of those times.
Whoever clicked a thumbs down lost their house in the race. I don't care if your a fan of horse racing or not, this is amazing..... Thanks for the views all....
I KNOW, RIGHT?? Check out all the thumbs down for Secretariat's Belmont. Really, people? Really? Guess some people can't stand to see anyone win. Even a horse.
Chloe Smyth I dont think it is about the horse or the race. Some people could be thumbing down because Tom Durkin missed Mine that Bird's move. It is a serious possibility. I have NOT thumbed this down though.
I come back every now and then and watch this race again, "for the lift." I was there that day, watching this race in simulcast at a nearby casino. I wasn't entirely new to horse racing, but with significantly less experience in horse rating than I am now. But on that day, I remember not only being annoyed by the boisterous crowd in the game room (Derby day) and standing room only...I was using the DRF form at that time "often enough" and said to this lady next to me, in reading this horses's running lines-- "look at what this horse can do!" She just kind of stared back at me with a blank look on her face. (And I thought "newbie") I even left the casino early that day, thinking I'll catch the results on the internet when I get home--"got wiped out early " on my funds that day. Can you imagine how I felt, when I got home and checked the results to see that this horse came in for the win at 50-1! No problem though, I've learned to wait for horses like this ever since. It was comforting to know (and still is) that I had elevated to a new level of "handicapper's ability" w/ this the race of 135th KD and my ability to see the potential of and witness the astounding ability of a horse's elegance and grace under pressure that day in Mine That Bird!
Always, you should have placed a 50 dollars bet on him, at the casino before you went broke. It is easier to win with the horses than playing at the casino.....for me it is.
Oh believe me, being older now and 'twiser'. 😆 Any horse with anywhere near the running lines of MTB.. is worth a starting stake of $50 and more. ( the only downside is the 'D.R. form probably costs that much now!)JK 😂 Still it's a good buy!
This video is so exciting. I wish I had been there to see this race. I'm watching Mine That Bird gaining on the horses in the lead, expecting the announcer to notice that he's taking the lead, but doesn't until he's way out in front. Such a great race. :-)
Even tho I lost money on the race it's probably the best Derby I have ever seen. Magnificent ride on a beautiful horse. And to top it off Bob Baffert lost which is always a good thing.
Mine that bird is a amazing out there somewhere and boom he wins angel says he is my ideal to become a jockey about this race horse 🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇
I'm here after watching a movie 50 to 1. Awesome race, incredible horse, just fantastic. This time "like in movie" scene happened in real life. I'm really overwhelmed.
In a "50 to 1" scene, a gentleman during the Pre-Derby party said "this year we have horses fron Ireland, France, United Arab Emirates and even from New Mexico.." You know who opened that door? Venezuelans Gustavo Avila (jockey) Juan Arias (trainer) Pedro Baptista (owner) and Juan Quintero (groom) when they traveled to Louisville in 1971 to win 97th Kentucky Derby with Canonero II, a horse born in United States and bred in Venezuela. It was a very similar Mine That Bird´s performance.
This just cracks me up. He's four lengths in front before ever getting a "call." This was fictionalized with humor in the "Mine That Bird" movie, with a racing office clerk trying to get the announcer's attention to tell him Bird was making an awesome move. Seeing the actual footage, you can tell the announcer had to check his program to see who was in front, it was so implausible. And best of all, "Bird" ran great races in the Preakness and Belmont as well. If he'd been running in the 1980s when racing had a million-dollar bonus for the best Triple Crown performance (1st-2nd-3rd), he'd have won that,
Calvin Borel hizo honor a su apodo "Calvin Bo-rail" Su victoria en el Derby de Kentucky 2009 con Mine That Bird fue una obra maestra de cómo se debe montar un caballo de carreras pegado a la baranda interior evitando cualquier tropiezo. Saludos desde Venezuela.
Aside from Secretariats Belmont this is by far my favorite horserace of all time. That little horse just danced through the mud and nobody saw him until it was too late.
What is hilarious is that the guy calling the race did NOT have a CLUE that "Mine that bird" had taken the lead until the race was almost over.....watching the last 20 seconds is perfection.....Calvin Borel rode a perfect ride.....it reminded me of the Seabisquit movie.
This gives me chills every single time I have seen Mine That Bird win the 2009 Kentucky Derby. I am really looking forward to seeing #50to1themovie about Mine That Bird's journey. Christian Kane, Skeet Ulrich, William Devane, Madelyn Deutch, and Todd Lowe star in this film.
zdlr Movie was slow & hokey, but fairly accurate as far as I know the background. Pretty thrilling though when they finally got to the race itself. Calvin Borel's appearance made all the difference, & the shot of him in the gate snorting like a racehorse was perfect. I whooped and hollered like it was all happening for the first time.
zdlr It was great! I loved every single second. I laughed, cried, and cheered! #ChristianKane did an amazing job portraying Mark Allen. This is a feel-good movie that the whole family can see, and we need more of those. I plan to purchase this DVD when it comes out, so my family can watch this over and over. It is definitely one for our library of movies.
***** I loved it from start to finish.. it was a true story.. so yeah.. not everyone lives a life of full of thrills and chills.. it was about the relationship of the men who owned the horse.. and between the horse and men.. and what they endured on the way to the winners circle.. saw it three times.. and loved it more and more each time! #ChristianKane and #SkeetUlrich played their parts to perfection... and #CalvinBorel .. well who knows how to play himself better than the man himself?? awesome from start to finish.. I highly recommend it for everyone!.
I was 13 when I seen this race and knew nothing about horse racing but this race touched me for some reason and I still don’t know why. I usually come back to watch it a few times every year.
I had to play it at 0:25 several times. He surged on the rail from the back and and just went around the jockey in hot pink as if he was standing still
*I enjoyed this race so much, because the race caller didn't know who he was. He had to pause and figure it out, and then Mine That Bird blew the all out! His owner drove him all the way from Texas. His owner also had a broken leg and was on crutches!*
James Crosby I am a fan of Tom Durkin, but here it sounds like he'd had one mint julep too many, especially as he screamed about POTN and yammered about the other horses as Mine That Bird left them all in the dust.
It's PIONEEROF THE NILE (American Pharoah's Dad btw), due to the 18-character limit on a horse's name. His children often use the same spelling like Empressof The Nile
I might have watched this race 50 times looking for Mine That Bird and only now realized he really was at the back. I always thought it was Mr. Hotstuff because of the call. It's amazing to watch...
When I showed this video to my boyfriend, he said, "Whoever owns this horse should fire the trainer and jockey. What an embarrassment" as he pointed to Mine That Bird trailing the field. As they were coming down the back stretch, I commented, "Wow, the announcer even forgot Mine that Bird was back there." Of course, I knew the outcome of the race... As the race ended, I said, "Remember that horse you said was an embarrassment? He just won." And then I replayed the last 1/3 of the race showing Calvin Borel's brilliant riding through the field. My boyfriend was basically speechless.
1:54 "well behind the rest of them is Mine That Bird". Who knew that he was just pacing himself? That charge halfway through the back turn is unreal. Want to watch a human do the same thing? Dave Wottle in the 1972 Olympics 800m final.
I return to watch this video from time to time...thrilling run by Mine That Bird. The announcer was absolutely in shock and why shouldn't he have been because the horse was just so far off the pace at one point.
The Bird came with a rush from last in the last turn and snicked between horses to the inside and took the lead long, long before the anouncer saw him. Incredible race for the Bird....from last to first with a rush....suspicious mind.
According to the movie, "50 to 1" the race caller was watching with binoculars only. Naturally the binoculars help to see the number on the horse and jockey, but on the stretch he should have watched on the monitor. And IMO it was unprofessional of the race caller to not know the No. 8 horse was Mine That Bird. Football casters memorize a lot more player names and numbers.
I remember being in high school, idly flipping through the sports page looking for baseball news, and casting my eyes on the upcoming horse races (not the Derby). Saw the name Mine That Bird and it never left my mind due to its oddness, or something. Crazily enough, I just minutes ago realized who he was! He won the Derby WTF?!? Came here for the highlights and just wow holy shit.
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The best part is that he didn't just win, he wiped them out. I couldn't believe that the announcer had so counted him out and focused on the the two lead favorites that he didn't even see him Mine That Bird sneak through and he had such a lead by the time he did realize it his amazement was almost comical! What a thrill, when you talk about heart, this horse has it in spades!
The announcer was terrible
Absolutely the greatest ride ever. And he really did mess up the track announcer. Even in the first call he was so far back the announcer missed him and then called him way late. And then he doesn't see him until he's 3 lengths ahead. But watching Borel is amazing how he first gets right over to the rail and spots the field 25 lengths and then turns passes horses staying on the rail; comes off of the rail to pass a few and then darts back to the rail to win easily. Goose bumps every time!
Definitely wasn’t one Durkins’ best calls.
He didn’t count him out, he just missed him.
@@888strummer Yea, old Calvin is quite a jockey!
The fact that the announcer didn't even know the name of the horse after he was in first for at least 5 seconds makes the upset that much more special. Twice he missed him, he forgot to call him in the backstretch he was so far out of it. WOW
Who’s here after the Rich Strike victory? Both are great wins!
Yep, I wanted to see it again. Two of the best rides ever!
@@truthxposed8975 yes, his Derby was great too.
Yes just goes to show you Horses can't read.
What I find amazing is how both jockeys Borel and Leon took the same lines . Stalked ...than both made moves to the inside and then home free.
Seemed the same to me
Mine That Bird was just 4 lengths shy of winning the Triple Crown. Most underrated horse ever.
I will always believe Mine that Bird would have won the Preakness and the Triple Crown, had Calvin Borel not been committed to riding Rachel Alexandra in the Preakness. Borel did win the Triple Crown that year, only it was on two different horses.
For 3 races anyhow .. rode perfect in derby , let loose to late in Preakness and let loose to quick at Belmont
That was the most impressive ride I've ever seen. The annoucer was completely shocked.
@@georgesouthwick7000yes
This could be the greatest blown call in all of sports history.
Larry Colmus topped that with his missed call of the Rich Strike Derby.
@@Matty11209 nah this was worse
@Matty11209 No comparison. Mine That Bird was 10 yards ahead of the other horses before this guy even picked up on it. Rich Strike took the lead close to the finish line, not 200 feet away from it.
@@skiptowne5724 Colmus was calling Simplification next after Epicenter and Zandon when Rich Strike was already in the lead. He totally missed him. Watch that part again.
@@Matty11209 okay but watch this one again😂 he was 5 lengths ahead of the other horses when he made the call
13 yrs. later and I still love this race, I watch it every now & then and always get the chills! Love Mine That Bird!
I get chills from Giacomo 2005 Kentucky derby. But this one up there too.
@@dannylo7324 rich strike
Mine that birds win is more impressive than Rich Strikes in my opinion because he came from dead last most of the race. Rich strike's was amazing also and the race call helped it as well. Here Tom Durkin blew this call for Mine that bird. But he does make Giacamos 2005 kentucky derby win extra exciting with his call there. Tom durkin gave many awesome race calls. TIZNOW wins it for america....giacammos....monarcos he was as fast as secretariat call...but he failed on this mtb call. In his defense...the track announcer is way up at the top of the track and they use binoculars to follow the horses throughout the race. In a 20 horse field...not an easy task! But these 3 legends had some of the best derby finishes of all time. Mine that bird...rich strike and giacamo. Look up tvg announcer goes crazy to see Ken Rudolph go nuts when giacamo wins!
I go back to this race, often.
Me too
It’s been 12 years and I still think about this race on at least a yearly basis
same lol
I love to watch replays of my favorite races and I'm grateful to CZcams for having many of them out there for me to enjoy time and time again. I check this one out several times a year. Thanks for the memories Bird.. and the Rage'n Cajun too!
Big Brown gives me that same memory. So sad
Was my first huge pay
I've never seen anything like this. Maybe never again.
That was the greatest comeback in the Kentucky derby I've ever seen. He was dead last from the start, by several lengths, and flew by everyone in the final turn. Then won by almost 7 lengths. Second biggest upset in history
disculpe mi ignorancia...me siento interesado...podría decirme cuál es la primera
@@gerardohabrahamlacorte6560 probably donerail back in 1913. but rich strike winning today is crazy as well
@@jackolas4400 donerail was 91-1, rich strike was 80-1, mine that bird was 50-1
@@username2748 thanks. glad i got to watch 2 of them
2022 KENTUCKY DERBY will be a bigger upset than this, I’m calling it now.
Mine that bird also came in second in the Preakness and third in the Belmont. Not bad for a horse given 50/1 odds at first
What were his odds in the Preakness and Belmont?
@@OfficialMuffiin 6-1. Obviously after the Derby win bettors were more confident in him. But only had the third best odds, which is pretty rare, usually the derby winner has the best odds in the preakness
Mine that Bird is the best Horse Racing Story ever.
rajesh bista What makes him so great? I see this race is amazing. But what makes him have the best racing story?
@@dylancrippen3228 I Said the best Racing Story. Not the best Racing horse! If a horse sits in the back of a trailer, is driven all the way from Nevada to Kentucky that way, has a 50:1 odds, and still wins against all the AC kept, well fed Arabian throrughbreds, that certainly makes for a compelling narrative. Sth it seems your incapable of realising.
I loved it when Calvin Borel knew he had the field put away and pointed to them in the homestrech. A classic race and an awesome ride. I am sure someone has a picture of this. One of my favorite races of all time, along with Secretariat's Belmont.
Boral ...Calvin. knew that track. He knew where to weave and Bob so that he could get to the inside I love the way he rode that horse.
The jockey won that race. Had to believe in the horse and also yourself and that was on of most absolutely beautiful rides ever.
He missed that call and the move made on the inside. One of the best cuts of horse racing by mind that bird.
I agree,I think that commentator ruined the moment and could have called it alot better.
Agreed
@@JR-bp9pl there was no way you could see him until the eighth pole...even then he's covered in mud....NOBODY saw him make that move
Agreed. Rubbish call. Supposed to watch the race & commentate on what is unfolding
I will always love this performance, still gets my heart pounding when Mine That Bird starts flying on the rail, picking off horses and leaving all in his wake.
This never gets old!
My favorite Derby EVER!! Also my 'favorite' Derby call, in that Mine That Bird is mentioned exactly twice, far back and ... oh, wait ... who just won??? Seriously, how many lengths ahead do you have to be before somebody notices you? It's not like he won by a nostril. He killed. Guess Mine That Bird knows better than anyone how Secretariat felt, who was also basically ignored in the Derby call. With Secretariat going in as a race favorite, it wasn't quite that bad. It was even worse.
right? he was 5 lengths in front before Durkan even acknowledges him leading
in not english fluent , but i noticed that tpp...the guy simply mention it till the end of the race ..what a twat...i hope that guy whats fired ...such awfull race commentator
Probably I will watch this video 1,000 times in my lifetime. Everytime I watch this, I feel the same excitement.
It's 6 years later and it's still hard to believe. All those decent horses standing still as Calvin Borel rides that ludicrous rocket down the rail. It still seems impossible!
+Cletus McGillicuddy Second place horse's son won the triple crown 6 years later. Who would have known that.
And he has another son going for the triple crown this year, Classic Empire
This is one of those MANY races where you look at the racing form, look again and want to burn it, realizing that a lifetime of studious handicapping is essentially meaningless and curse the day you made your first bet and got into this stupid game. And, to add insult to injury the same thing happened with Grindstone, Birdstone, and Summer Bird...all horses you could never bet 'on paper' but proved to have a tenacious bloodline.
Only he wasn't ludicrous...he was the 2 year old Canadian champion....bought and sent down to Sunland park and raced within the week. Took a bit of time to acclimate to the elevation...but once he did, it turned out he was the fittest horse in the race...benefiting from the high altitude training...
Unfortunately he never won again. Yet at the same time you can't really call him a fluke, either, considering he just missed in the Preakness and still hit the tri at Belmont. What an odd yet tenacious and loveable little horse. Too bad we will likely never see a Giacomo or Mine That Bird type horse in the Derby ever again, neither of them would have gotten in/been eligible if they had ran in the Derby in 2013 or later, the points system has really changed the shape of the race. No more cheap speed or early speedball types - the opening quarter here was suicidal and Pioneerof the Nile did very well to fight on for second. If he had been further back he might've been closer to MTB... although with those opening fractions it was the perfect setup. (And personally I think it's a shame, I mean you can't tell me a 50-1 longshot going 20 lengths from last to first by nearly 7 lengths isn't exciting as hell!?) And what an amazing hat trick by Calvin to pull off the Oaks/Derby double on the same weekend on a Frontrunning presser and a deep closer. Must have been a fairytale year for him.
I never get tired of watching this one.
god I just love this horse, he came out of literally no where
Makes me smile every time I watch it. The underdog dusted them all. And that little horse; Win, Place and Show in TC races is quite a feat. His place and show we’re by short margins too. Great horse!
Brings a tear to my eye every time I watch it.
The heart that horse 🐎 had was awsome and the fact the announcer never seen it like everyone else did is price less . I've watch this clip over and over just for the pure satisfaction of never count your chickens before they hatch . Also the pride of that horse!!
The call is pretty hilarious and just shows how forgotten and how far back Mine That Bird was. Also just watched the movie 50 to 1 and shows the backstory of Mine That Bird. Great movie and should watch it if you are into horse racing!
Who is here after Rich Strike wins 2022 Kentucky Derby?
ME
Forever in my memory will be Borel pointing his whip to the grandstand when inside the 16th pole. Not to mention his emotional interview while on the track right after the race. Just a beautiful moment in history.
Undoubtably the best derby race I've ever witnessed. Truly remarkable.
Who is here after todays crazy upset? Gotta relieve this one too
1/22/2017 and i'm still watching this. Seeing underdogs win never gets old with me. Even if I lost some coin on the deal, this was still fun as hell to watch.
Same. I keep coming back here every few months. THIS is the horse race we always wanted to see.
My wife won $1000 dollars betting on Giacomo to win the 2005 Derby. His odds were 50-1 as well.
Dreams become frailty watching this race. Tom was a little slow recognizing Mine That Bird blowing the competition away. But the outcome was awesome! Enjoy as best you can and stay healthy and safe, it's 2021 and still loving every minute of it...
What Mine That Bird does from 2:32 to 2:38 is just so ridiculous. The slomo is great but actually following it in real time makes you see how explosive he was. He not only blew away the rest of the field but he stayed in full throttle while making a sharp right and then a sharp left. For being such a long shot and so far back, I think this just edges out Secretariat as the greatest run of all time. And for my money Tom Durkin makes it even better by completely missing Mine That Bird TWICE -- first for being so far BACK (1:55), and then for being so far AHEAD (2:50). Incredible stuff.
Here commenting after watching the 2022 Kentucky Derby - wow! Amazing fun!
One of the greatest rides I've ever seen. The craziest thing to me was that Mine That Bird scraped the rail so hard in the stretch run that he stumbled - and still won going away! Insane. I recall being at Keeneland a couple weeks prior to the Derby and overhearing someone state that they would be playing Mine That Bird heavily, that they trusted in Borel. Wish I would have been thinking the same way. Didn't cash a lick on that Derby.
I love it so much. I was at Sunland Park cheering Mine that Bird on. That horse made our track so proud that day!
Mine That Bird was a small thoroughbred racehorse, but he had a very high leg-turnover speed, which is why he was so fast for his small size. He turns over his legs more quickly than the larger horses.
I think Winx does the same thing...she kicks into that gear and just runs away...
one of the greatest demonstrations of the jockey/horse bond taking full affect. amazing
Yes, I remember watching that race in a casino and mine that bird totally screwed up my ticket but he and Calvin Borel gave me one of the thrills of horse racing. What a ride!! Still thrills me to this day. I was living in Utah at the time and used to go to Wyoming Downs every one in a while and I saw that little horse and saw not a thing to indicate any greatness. Boy was I wrong!!
This was so exciting!!!! Had never heard of Mine That Bird until i watched the movie on tv, but with such a performance he should be just as famous as the other great racing horses in history! He did fantastic here!!!!
Thank you for posting. The movie 50 to 1 brought me here. I love this horse and his performance was nothing short of amazing. Go Bird!!
One of the greatest--perhaps the greatest-sustained closing moves of all time.
The movie brought me here. Saw it today. Awesome video.
Good evening. in a "50 to 1" scene, a gentleman during the Pre-Derby party says "This year we have owners from England, Dubai, France, ireland and even from New Mexico!" (laughs) You know who opened that door? Venezuelans Gustavo Avila (jockey) Juan Arias (trainer) and Juan Quintero (groom) when they traveled to Louisville in 1971 to win, against all odds, 97th Kentucky Derby with Canonero II, a horse born in United States and bred in Venezuela. His owner, Pedro Baptista (RIP) couldn´t travel due to financial problems. Their performance was very similar to Mine That Bird´s one. Greetings from Venezuela.
What's the name of the movie. I want to see it
I love watching this race. The call gives me goosebumps when he finally realizes it's Mine That Bird!!
Bird used to live just down the road.met him one day,pretty cool
Completely blew the call, one of the biggest moves in history and it's as if he didnt even notice it. Amazing horse
The bird literally snuck past everyone including the announcer lol.
The call was perfect. That's what makes this even more Amazing. I'm sure Tom learned a huge lesson that day.
So huge he quit.
I was at the track for this race. Nobody in the building knew who had won the race until after the wire because Tom Durkin blew the call. Yes, its the Derby and there are a million horses, and yes, hes one of the all time greats, but I think if you asked him, he would even tell you it was not a great call of the race.
That being said, an UNREAL trip on Mine that Bird by Calvin Borel. So patient, and he never had to check despite having to pass 19 horses while using the rail the entire way. Lucky, yes, but beautiful ride for a horse that was an easy 20 lengths out of it at the far turn.
LightningJanitorial I call bullshit on this story. Tom Durkin's race call is for NBC only. The call at Churchill Downs belongs to Mark Johnson, who called the race perfectly clear and did not miss Mine That Bird.
Lol for the life of me I can't figure out WHY I would lie about a story about a horse race. Look dude, believe or don't believe. I was at a casino that had TV's everywhere. You're right that Mark Johnson has the Churchill feed, but there were TV's with NBC's telecast all over the place where I was at.
Anyway, as I said, believe what you want lol.
LightningJanitorial Tom was drunk at the end of a long Derby day card. He was waiting around to call the big one and just was shitfaced by the time the race started. The production truck saved NBC from all out disaster by yelling in Durkin's ear that MTB was ahead by 4 and was flaying at the wire. He was toasted.
Lol! Is this true? If so, that's hilarious.
It has been circulating for years but when you look at the race and the call of the race it does not seem far fetched at all. The truck plays a bigger part talking to announcers in their ears than people think. This was one of those times.
Whoever clicked a thumbs down lost their house in the race. I don't care if your a fan of horse racing or not, this is amazing..... Thanks for the views all....
Lol
agreed.
I KNOW, RIGHT?? Check out all the thumbs down for Secretariat's Belmont. Really, people? Really? Guess some people can't stand to see anyone win. Even a horse.
Chloe Smyth I dont think it is about the horse or the race. Some people could be thumbing down because Tom Durkin missed Mine that Bird's move. It is a serious possibility. I have NOT thumbed this down though.
Orlando Pockets why? People sometimes just dislike something to be a jerk. Or its a personal thing to them, maybe they lost a bet?
It was absolutely a great feat by Mine That Bird. This race replay will be amongst the classics and it will be shown for centuries.
“And mine that bird comes blazing through the pack and smoking down on the rail” would have been a sweet call.
I come back every now and then and watch this race again, "for the lift." I was there that day, watching this race in simulcast at a nearby casino. I wasn't entirely new to horse racing, but with significantly less experience in horse rating than I am now. But on that day, I remember not only being annoyed by the boisterous crowd in the game room (Derby day) and standing room only...I was using the DRF form at that time "often enough" and said to this lady next to me, in reading this horses's running lines-- "look at what this horse can do!" She just kind of stared back at me with a blank look on her face. (And I thought "newbie") I even left the casino early that day, thinking I'll catch the results on the internet when I get home--"got wiped out early " on my funds that day. Can you imagine how I felt, when I got home and checked the results to see that this horse came in for the win at 50-1! No problem though, I've learned to wait for horses like this ever since. It was comforting to know (and still is) that I had elevated to a new level of "handicapper's ability" w/ this the race of 135th KD and my ability to see the potential of and witness the astounding ability of a horse's elegance and grace under pressure that day in Mine That Bird!
Western-window how much did you have on MTB?
Always, you should have placed a 50 dollars bet on him, at the casino before you went broke. It is easier to win with the horses than playing at the casino.....for me it is.
Oh believe me, being older now and 'twiser'. 😆 Any horse with anywhere near the running lines of MTB.. is worth a starting stake of $50 and more. ( the only downside is the 'D.R. form probably costs that much now!)JK 😂 Still it's a good buy!
Iooks like i missed a grt movie about Mine that bird !!What a sensational win ✌️✌️
На эту гонку можно смотреть бесконечно! Самая красивая победа!
Omg I love this clip. Whenever you feel lower than a snake's belly and wagon rut, play this clip. Cal Boreal's joy is just palpable. And it rubs off.
OMG I can never watch this race too many times ❣️💃💃🙌🙌 Calvin Borel and Mind that Bird are just amazing 🥰 only Secretariat's Belmont race can compare.
This video is so exciting. I wish I had been there to see this race. I'm watching Mine That Bird gaining on the horses in the lead, expecting the announcer to notice that he's taking the lead, but doesn't until he's way out in front. Such a great race. :-)
One of the most memorable derby performances ever!
Even tho I lost money on the race it's probably the best Derby I have ever seen. Magnificent ride on a beautiful horse. And to top it off Bob Baffert lost which is always a good thing.
I was there when Secretariat won the Triple Crown this, however was more exciting. I play this often as an inspiration to show others, not to give up.
Bird was a $9,500 yearling.
The best ride EVER. God bless, Calvin.
watching this ahead of the 2021 Derby…still my favorite to watch along with Chrome's Derby.
The movie was great. This race is amazing.
he never won another dam race you morons
Mine That Bird begins to make the move at 2:25 , amazing stuff.
Mine that bird really exploded and I still do not have words about
Mine that bird is a amazing out there somewhere and boom he wins angel says he is my ideal to become a jockey about this race horse 🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇
Awesome
Amazing ride by Calvin Borel...Borail
I'm here after watching a movie 50 to 1. Awesome race, incredible horse, just fantastic. This time "like in movie" scene happened in real life. I'm really overwhelmed.
I watched this right before a rich strike won…both amazing!!!
In a "50 to 1" scene, a gentleman during the Pre-Derby party said "this year we have horses fron Ireland, France, United Arab Emirates and even from New Mexico.." You know who opened that door? Venezuelans Gustavo Avila (jockey) Juan Arias (trainer) Pedro Baptista (owner) and Juan Quintero (groom) when they traveled to Louisville in 1971 to win 97th Kentucky Derby with Canonero II, a horse born in United States and bred in Venezuela. It was a very similar Mine That Bird´s performance.
I love watching this race!
So inspiring I get Goose Bumps every time.
thanks for posting
One of the most amazing Derby wins! Calvin Bo-Rail riding so smart atop the great Mine That Bird!
His acceleration, starting at the final turn, was incredible. It’s like the turbo went off.
Gotta be my favorite race. How insanely far behind he is and yet takes on everyone and wins by many lengths. Hilarious and uplifting.
Tom didn’t have a clue that mine that bird had taken the lead.. he’s still legend though
This just cracks me up. He's four lengths in front before ever getting a "call." This was fictionalized with humor in the "Mine That Bird" movie, with a racing office clerk trying to get the announcer's attention to tell him Bird was making an awesome move. Seeing the actual footage, you can tell the announcer had to check his program to see who was in front, it was so implausible. And best of all, "Bird" ran great races in the Preakness and Belmont as well. If he'd been running in the 1980s when racing had a million-dollar bonus for the best Triple Crown performance (1st-2nd-3rd), he'd have won that,
I love watching this race. Great horse beautiful x
OMG... that was the very most amazing and exciting race sense Secretariat... Calvin Borel was brilliant !! 😍
Calvin Borel hizo honor a su apodo "Calvin Bo-rail" Su victoria en el Derby de Kentucky 2009 con Mine That Bird fue una obra maestra de cómo se debe montar un caballo de carreras pegado a la baranda interior evitando cualquier tropiezo. Saludos desde Venezuela.
I mean this horse really topped it off! 🤩 He’s now one of my second favorites but Secretariat will always take first in my favorite list. 💗
Aside from Secretariats Belmont this is by far my favorite horserace of all time. That little horse just danced through the mud and nobody saw him until it was too late.
In the mud, dead last, no problem. Wins going away. At 50-1. Great ride by Borel, a great horse and a great race in general.
Let's be real here, Mine That Bird whipped their asses that day. He was on a mission weaving in an out and that last sprint was perfection.
What is hilarious is that the guy calling the race did NOT have a CLUE that "Mine that bird" had taken the lead until the race was almost over.....watching the last 20 seconds is perfection.....Calvin Borel rode a perfect ride.....it reminded me of the Seabisquit movie.
Rich Strike's mom watched this race and made it his bedtime story. And he remembered.
The whole field went wide at the turn 4 home and the bird said thank you very much
This gives me chills every single time I have seen Mine That Bird win the 2009 Kentucky Derby. I am really looking forward to seeing #50to1themovie about Mine That Bird's journey. Christian Kane, Skeet Ulrich, William Devane, Madelyn Deutch, and Todd Lowe star in this film.
how was the movie?
zdlr Movie was slow & hokey, but fairly accurate as far as I know the background. Pretty thrilling though when they finally got to the race itself. Calvin Borel's appearance made all the difference, & the shot of him in the gate snorting like a racehorse was perfect. I whooped and hollered like it was all happening for the first time.
zdlr It was great! I loved every single second. I laughed, cried, and cheered! #ChristianKane did an amazing job portraying Mark Allen. This is a feel-good movie that the whole family can see, and we need more of those. I plan to purchase this DVD when it comes out, so my family can watch this over and over. It is definitely one for our library of movies.
***** I loved it from start to finish.. it was a true story.. so yeah.. not everyone lives a life of full of thrills and chills.. it was about the relationship of the men who owned the horse.. and between the horse and men.. and what they endured on the way to the winners circle.. saw it three times.. and loved it more and more each time! #ChristianKane and #SkeetUlrich played their parts to perfection... and #CalvinBorel .. well who knows how to play himself better than the man himself?? awesome from start to finish.. I highly recommend it for everyone!.
Jeannean Sword Great movie brought me here. Amazing stuff and such an inspirational movie!
I was 13 when I seen this race and knew nothing about horse racing but this race touched me for some reason and I still don’t know why. I usually come back to watch it a few times every year.
Same. He gave everything even when the world counted him out.
I’ve watched this about 75 times and it gets better every time I watch it
No matter how many times that I see this - I still can't find when Mine that Bird goes ahead:)
2:42
I had to play it at 0:25 several times. He surged on the rail from the back and and just went around the jockey in hot pink as if he was standing still
*I enjoyed this race so much, because the race caller didn't know who he was. He had to pause and figure it out, and then Mine That Bird blew the all out! His owner drove him all the way from Texas. His owner also had a broken leg and was on crutches!*
Only horse race I watch all year...and I watch it every year with my sound system cranked up. Nothing else like it
From Last to first....Incredible finish
Tom Durkin always get me hype at 2:38 when he says PIONEER OF THE NILE!!!!!!!
James Crosby I am a fan of Tom Durkin, but here it sounds like he'd had one mint julep too many, especially as he screamed about POTN and yammered about the other horses as Mine That Bird left them all in the dust.
It's PIONEEROF THE NILE (American Pharoah's Dad btw), due to the 18-character limit on a horse's name. His children often use the same spelling like Empressof The Nile
Ray Gordon Teaches Chess Interesting !! I never knew that . Thanks man.
2:25 ... that move he made on the inside is incredible!!!
I might have watched this race 50 times looking for Mine That Bird and only now realized he really was at the back. I always thought it was Mr. Hotstuff because of the call. It's amazing to watch...
When I showed this video to my boyfriend, he said, "Whoever owns this horse should fire the trainer and jockey. What an embarrassment" as he pointed to Mine That Bird trailing the field. As they were coming down the back stretch, I commented, "Wow, the announcer even forgot Mine that Bird was back there." Of course, I knew the outcome of the race... As the race ended, I said, "Remember that horse you said was an embarrassment? He just won." And then I replayed the last 1/3 of the race showing Calvin Borel's brilliant riding through the field.
My boyfriend was basically speechless.
1:54 "well behind the rest of them is Mine That Bird". Who knew that he was just pacing himself? That charge halfway through the back turn is unreal. Want to watch a human do the same thing? Dave Wottle in the 1972 Olympics 800m final.
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I return to watch this video from time to time...thrilling run by Mine That Bird. The announcer was absolutely in shock and why shouldn't he have been because the horse was just so far off the pace at one point.
The Bird came with a rush from last in the last turn and snicked between horses to the inside and took the lead long, long before the anouncer saw him. Incredible race for the Bird....from last to first with a rush....suspicious mind.
Mine that Bird came so fast the announcer didn't know he was in front lol.Another descendent of the greatest sire of the 20th century Northern Dancer
Funny how the race caller barely mentioned Mine the Bird until he was pulling away!
because he snuck thru on the rail
He didn't even see him he was going so fast. Has to one of the best performances in Kentucky Derby History.
He was still talking about the others after he cleared them all. The poor caller was lost.
According to the movie, "50 to 1" the race caller was watching with binoculars only. Naturally the binoculars help to see the number on the horse and jockey, but on the stretch he should have watched on the monitor. And IMO it was unprofessional of the race caller to not know the No. 8 horse was Mine That Bird. Football casters memorize a lot more player names and numbers.
They didn't expect anything from him
I remember being in high school, idly flipping through the sports page looking for baseball news, and casting my eyes on the upcoming horse races (not the Derby). Saw the name Mine That Bird and it never left my mind due to its oddness, or something. Crazily enough, I just minutes ago realized who he was! He won the Derby WTF?!? Came here for the highlights and just wow holy shit.
Brasil✌👍
2022 still the best race
Tom Durkin, Greatest race caller of them all sure missed that one.