2009 Kentucky Derby

[DanicaFan]

I know I posted this late but dont forget the Kentucky Derby tonight. It's the 135th running. I love this race. I also love the names of the horses.

The favorite "I Want Revenge", was scratched this morning due to a bad ankle.

Here is the starting grid..


1. West Side Bernie (Stewart Elliott, Kelly Breen), 30-1
2. Musket Man (Eibar Coa, Derek Ryan), 20-1
3. Mr. Hot Stuff (John Velazquez, Eoin Harty), 30-1
4. Advice (Rene Douglas, Todd Pletcher), 30-1
5. Hold Me Back (Kent Desormeaux, Bill Mott), 15-1
6. Friesan Fire (Gabriel Saez, Larry Jones), 5-1
7. Papa Clem (Rafael Bejarano, Gary Stute), 20-1
8. Mine That Bird (Calvin Borel, Bennie Woolley Jr.), 50-1
9. Join in the Dance (Chris DeCarlo, Todd Pletcher), 50-1
10. Regal Ransom (Alan Garcia, Saeed bin Suroor), 30-1
11. Chocolate Candy (Mike Smith, Jerry Hollendorfer), 20-1
12. General Quarters (Julien Leparoux, Jeff Mullins), 20-1
13. I Want Revenge (Joe Talamo, Jeff Mullins), 3-1 (scratched!) *
14. Atomic Bird (Joe Bravo, Kelly Breen), 50-1
15. Dunkirk (Edgar Prado, Todd Pletcher), 4-1
16. Pioneerof the Nile (Garrett Gomez, Bob Baffert), 4-1
17. Summer Bird (Chris Rosier, Tim Ice), 50-1
18. Nowhere to Hide (Shaun Bridgmohan, Nick Zito), 50-1
19. Desert Party (Ramon Dominguez, Saeed bin Suroor), 15-1
20. Flying Private (Robby Albarado, D. Wayne Lukas), 50-1

 

[Digger]

50-1 Mine That Bird ... wow, someone just made an ess-load of money off that.

 

[DanicaFan]

That was an incredible run that horse made. He came out of nowhere to win. 50-1 odds, yes, someone got rich.

 

[SST55]

That jockey had riden the winner in the race the day before and literally smoked the field, won by 25+ lengths and was pulling away.

Maybe with his winnings he can now buy hisself some teefuses, like these ->

The sad part is that horse is a gelding, no stud fees in the future

 

[TexasRaceLady]

It was amazing --- the rail opened up like the Red Sea and away he went.