What's your pick to win the Kentucky Derby?
By Nochipra
@Nochipra (24)
United States
1 response
@CinderInMySoul (4717)
• United States
3 May 09
I was really wanting the long-shot General Quarters to win. well because of the personal story of his owner/trainer and groom all rolled into one retired school principal.
still i was totally excited to see Mine That Bird just blow the field away!
when he was about 12 horses behind and they switched to the overhead shot, i sat up and yelled "who;s that coming from behind?" then while weaving back to the rail i yelled "omg he's coming FAST!"
then i proceeded to yell "holy sh*t look at him! he's still going! he's still going!"
LMAO! it was just amazing! bought for a whopping $9500 compared to a few in the field that were bought for over 1 million! and the trainer driving him from New Mexico with a VERY busted up foot! it was just fantastic! i was a bit bummed about General Quarters not even being in the top five, but still laughing and crying (yeah i do that a lot when its amazing like that lol) for Mine That Bird!
a fantastic Derby this year even with a sloppy track! and with the speed and skill of his jockey, i think that we may really have a good shot at a Triple Crown Winner!
@TremendousMachine (779)
• Canada
8 Jun 09
Yes, it was amazing. I saw the overhead video on Youtube. Looked like Mine That Bird was going 3x as fast as any other horse there. Too bad, MTB didn't win the Preakness & Belmont.