Mine That Bird Races To The Big Screen
Louisvill, KY – May 4, 2013 – Mine That Bird, the 2009 Kentucky Derby winner and the inspiration for the upcoming movie 50 to 1 isn’t out to stud. He’s a gelding, so that’s not really a possibility. Maybe that’s why he was in such a bad mood, thrashing around in his trailer, well — barn.
Two Kentucky Derby winners return to the Twin Spires: Funny Cide, on the 10th anniversary of his win, and Mine That Bird, one of the biggest upsets, together in the Paddock. Trainer Chip Woolley and Owner Jack Knowlton discuss their Derby picks for the 139th Kentucky Derby.
Mine That Bird Returns to the Twin Spires
Mine That Bird Set to Arrive at Derby Museum
Louisville, KY, April 15, 2013 – Mine That Bird, winner of the 2009 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands G1, will make the Kentucky Derby Museum his home during the spring meet at Churchill Downs this year. He will serve as the museum’s resident Thoroughbred through the July 4th holiday.
Mine That Bird will arrive at the Kentucky Derby Museum April 15 at 11 a.m. for an extended stay. Trainer Chip Woolley along with owners Mark Allen and Dr. Leonard Blach will also be on hand for the arrival. Allen and Blach personally drove Mine That Bird 1,200 miles to the museum.
Producer Jim Wilson on 50-to-1, Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird the movie
March 21, 2013 – When horse racing season kicked off at Sunland Park last December, local media were treated to a rare talk with Hollywood producer Jim Wilson. You may have seen one of Wilson’s past movies like “Dances with Wolves” or “The Bodyguard.” It turns out that Wilson is big into horse racing and was really taken with the story of Mine That Bird, a New Mexico-trained horse that won the Kentucky Derby in 2009 with 50-to-1 odds.
Mine That Bird to Make Derby Museum Home
March 8, 2013 – Upset winner of the 2009 Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) Mine That Bird will make the Kentucky Derby Museum his home during the spring meet at Churchill Downs this year.
This is the first time the Kentucky Derby Museum has had a Kentucky Derby winner stabled on the grounds to greet the thousands of Derby enthusiasts during this peak time of year.
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Mine That Bird movie to begin production next month
Roswell, NM – August 25, 2012 – Production is set to begin in September on “50 to 1,” an independent movie about 2009 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) upset winner Mine That Bird.
Jim Wilson, who produced “Dances With Wolves,” “The Bodyguard,” and “Wyatt Earp” will produce and direct the movie, which will be in production from early September through October in various locations in New Mexico.
Favorite Little Bit Southern Wins Four Corners Senora Stakes
Farmington, NM – April 29, 2012 – A sharp break from her rail post helped Little Bit Southern score a neck victory in Sunday’s $85,000 Four Corners Senora Stakes (RG3) for New Mexico-bred distaffers at SunRay Park.
Prepped by Victor Rodriguez for owner Edilberto Estrada, Little Bit Southern covered her 400-yard trip in :19.362 and earned a 94 speed index. The $51,000 winner’s share of the purse increased her earnings to $247,900 from 32 starts.
Even though she broke from post 1, Little Bit Southern was positioned in the middle of the track at the wire.
Borderland renamed for Mine That Bird
ALBUQUERQUE, June 22, 2012 – New Mexico’s most famous racehorse will be the namesake of a race at Sunland Park. The state Racing Commission on Thursday approved a change that will help keep the 2009 Kentucky Derby winner in the public eye.
A race formerly called the Borderland Derby will become the Mine That Bird Derby in 2013. The race for 3-year-olds will be run on Feb. 23 at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino.
It will be the 13th running of the race, which covers a mile and a sixteenth. The race will have a guaranteed purse of $130,000, the commission staff said.
Story of Mine That Bird Comes Out in Children’s Graphic Novels – 135th KY Derby Winner Story
Roswell, N.M. – Nov. 4, 2011 – People say the story of Mine That Bird is the real life story of “Rocky”, except this “Rocky” has four legs. Against all odds, the remarkable little horse from Roswell, New Mexico became the winner of the 2009, 135th Kentucky Derby. Picked to run dead last, with odds against him at 50:1, Mine That Bird’s victory is the second largest upset in Kentucky Derby history.
Mine That Bird’s owners, Mark Allen and Leonard “Doc” Blach, intend to inspire readers around the world this holiday season with the Bird’s positive story of possibility, “if you believe in it and work at it, anything is possible.” The owners are releasing an inspirational and entertaining graphic novel, At The Gate, which was written by Rod McCall and Price Hall.