And the Winner is . . . Who?

Mine That Bird? Mine what? What is riotimus talking about now?

Only this:

The Kentucky Derby. "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports."

At least it was yesterday. I was going to say watch before reading on, but you might be glad for the heads up of what to watch for.



It would be cool if there was a slow motion viddy out there or something, but just so you don't have to watch it seventy-five times to figure out what happened like I did, I will give you riotimus' take on things.

Early in the race, like for first the minute-and-a-half, there is a horse at the very back of the pack. Way in the back. So far in the back that the announcer almost forgets to mention him and his place. He is Mine That Bird, moseying along with 50:1 odds against him. You get a good shot of how far back he is around :39 and :56.

The pack goes into the second and final turn and as they are about to come out of it, Mine That Bird begins sliding past EVERYONE. The jockey, Calvin Borel, guides him along the rail, out and around a jockey in red, then back to the rail to rush past the front-runners and win by 6-3/4 lengths. Mine That Bird comes up so fast that the announcer doesn't even realize he is there until he has passed everyone.

Like one commenter said, if this had been in a movie no one would have believed it. Enjoy.

R.