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The 2009 Kentucky Derby was the 135th running of the Kentucky Derby. The value of the race was $2,177,000 in stakes. [1] The race was sponsored by Yum! Brands and hence officially was called Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands. [1] The race took place on May 2, 2009, and was televised in the United States on the NBC television network.
He ran the Derby's mile-and-a-quarter distance in 2 minutes 2.66 seconds. [4] A two-dollar win wager returned $103.20, making Mine That Bird tied with Giacomo for the fourth-biggest upset winner in Kentucky Derby history, [4] behind 91-1 longshot Donerail in 1913, 80-1 victor Rich Strike in 2022, and 65-1 winner Country House in 2019. [9]
Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird made a late charge and placed 2nd. [14] Rachel Alexandra also was the first horse to win from the 13th post position and was the first Kentucky Oaks winner to also win the Preakness. On June 27, 2009, Rachel Alexandra ran in the $300,000 Grade 1 Mother Goose Stakes at Belmont Park, with Calvin Borel as
As we mark the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby, here are some of the most memorable moments in the history of America’s greatest race.
Kentucky Oaks Winner Kentucky Derby Winner Jockey Trainer Owner 2024 Thorpedo Anna: Mystik Dan: Brian Hernandez Jr. Kenneth G. McPeek: different: 2018 Monomoy Girl: Justify: different: different: Head of Plains Partners/Monomoy Stables 2009 Rachel Alexandra: Mine That Bird: Calvin Borel: different: different: 1993 Dispute Sea Hero: Jerry Bailey ...
The Hall of Fame rider is one of eight jockeys to win the Kentucky Derby three times. His first win came in 2002 with 20-1 shot War Emblem, a speedy frontrunner trained by Bob Baffert.
The race predated the mass production of sunglasses by decades, meaning many would have squinted their way through the two minutes and 37 seconds it took the first Kentucky Derby winner, Aristides ...
50 to 1 is a 2014 American drama film based on the true story of Mine That Bird, an undersized thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2009 Kentucky Derby in one of the biggest upsets in the history of the race. The film received a limited release on March 21, 2014.