Cheap horse wins Kentucky Derby!! Beats 50-1 odds

[no caste]

This is a great story in the elite world of horse racing.

Longshot, 50-1, races to Kentucky Derby win
Reuters May 2, 2009
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Sports/Longshot+races+Kentucky+Derby/1558140/story.html

http://a123.g.akamai.net/f/123/12465/1d/www.calgaryherald.com/sports/longshot+races+kentucky+derby/1558140/1558119.bin

Mine That Bird, a 50-1 longshot ridden by Calvin Borel, drew away from the field in a dramatic stretch run to win the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs Saturday.

The Kentucky-bred bay gelding, bought as a yearling for just $9,500, left the field in his wake to record his first victory of the year in America's most prestigious race.

Pioneer of the Nile finished second and Musket Man third.

The winning time for the mile-and-a-quarter race over a sloppy Churchill Downs track was 2:02.66.

[BROOK]

Not cheap anymore :mfr_lol:

[burgundia]

So this is "the black horse"....
It might mean something in our reality, not everything always goes as TPTB plan...

[777 The Great Work]

This is a great story in the elite world of horse racing.

Longshot, 50-1, races to Kentucky Derby win
Reuters May 2, 2009
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Sports/Longshot+races+Kentucky+Derby/1558140/story.html

http://a123.g.akamai.net/f/123/12465/1d/www.calgaryherald.com/sports/longshot+races+kentucky+derby/1558140/1558119.bin

Mine That Bird, a 50-1 longshot ridden by Calvin Borel, drew away from the field in a dramatic stretch run to win the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs Saturday.

The Kentucky-bred bay gelding, bought as a yearling for just $9,500, left the field in his wake to record his first victory of the year in America's most prestigious race.

Pioneer of the Nile finished second and Musket Man third.

The winning time for the mile-and-a-quarter race over a sloppy Churchill Downs track was 2:02.66.

I 'm doing a post on this right now. :mfr_omg: The Pioneer of the Nile is the Sphinx. The Sphinx is the Key. Kent U C KY Derby or Can't you See Key Birdy.The Phoenix. :lol3::lmfao::lmfao: The sloppy Church Hills down is the Vatican where part of the key rests.:mfr_omg: :mfr_omg: :lmfao::lmfao::lmfao:
:lol3::lmfao::lmfao:This is Nuts

[no caste]

Thar s/he blows - Mine That Bird!!!

burgundia - I did wonder about the race as a metaphor, too, even though this horse is a bay, so I guess he could be a 'dark horse' (but not black like a Friesian). Anyway, I'm always on the lookout for spirit horses. I DO like this fellow - he has a nice head. It's a surprise! A big upset!

777 - I thought of you too when I saw the name of the second place horse!! :lol3: (First place: the unseen world of Grand Possibilities!!??) By the way, does naming the beautiful in the ethereal, esoteric world make it go away?? :mfr_omg:

http://www.sportsbookbettingpromotions.com/images/stories/horse-racing-mine-that-bird.jpg

[no caste]

Down by the bay :mfr_lol:

Down by the bay
Where the watermelons grow
Back to my home
I dare not go
For if I do
My mother will say
"Did you ever see a fly
Wearing a tie?"
Down by the bay.

Down by the bay
Where the watermelons grow
Back to my home
I dare not go
For if I do
My mother will say
"Did you ever see a bear
Combing his hair?"
Down by the bay.

Down by the bay
Where the watermelons grow
Back to my home
I dare not go
For if I do
My mother will say
"Did you ever see a moose
Kissing a goose?"
Down by the bay.

Down by the bay
Where the watermelons grow
Back to my home
I dare not go
For if I do
My mother will say
"Did you ever see a whale
With a polka dot tail?"
Down by the bay.

Down by the bay
Where the watermelons grow
Back to my home
I dare not go
For if I do
My mother will say
"Did you ever see a llama
Wearing pajamas?"
Down by the bay.

Down by the bay
Where the watermelons grow
Back to my home
I dare not go
For if I do
My mother will say
"Did you ever have a time
When you couldn't make a rhyme?"
Down by the bay

[Carmen]

I seem to remember that you love horses as I do no caste. Here is a beautiful shot of an Arab stallion. Something about pure black horses. They have an unusual spirit about them. My daughter had a black mare that behaved like a black stallion initially, but after they bonded she was extremely loyal and always tried her best. She also hated her rider falling off and would not go forward well until she new you could ride well! Another querky thing about her was she mothered other animals. She would steal newborn lambs and calves off their mothers and take them away!! These newborns would follow at her feet!!! She was also very fierce when we took the babies away from her!!

BTW thanks for the friendship request. As you dont have contact I have to do it here.

http://horses-etc.com/images/Anthem_006a.jpg

Love and Light

Carmen

[burgundia]

Thar s/he blows - Mine That Bird!!!

burgundia - I did wonder about the race as a metaphor, too, even though this horse is a bay, so I guess he could be a 'dark horse' (but not black like a Friesian). A

http://www.sportsbookbettingpromotions.com/images/stories/horse-racing-mine-that-bird.jpg

Yes, I meant the "dark horse"

[burgundia]

I love watching horse races. There is really something about horses. 2 years ago I went to live horse races and as I watched the first race i had tears in my eyes...

[no caste]

I seem to remember that you love horses as I do no caste. Here is a beautiful shot of an Arab stallion. Something about pure black horses. They have an unusual spirit about them. My daughter had a black mare that behaved like a black stallion initially, but after they bonded she was extremely loyal and always tried her best. She also hated her rider falling off and would not go forward well until she new you could ride well! Another querky thing about her was she mothered other animals. She would steal newborn lambs and calves off their mothers and take them away!! These newborns would follow at her feet!!! She was also very fierce when we took the babies away from her!!

Oh Carmen - thank you! I do love Arabs. (It's just that I'm tall - and they're usually 14.2 hands.) They're agile, tough, super-endurance. And now those are beautiful heads ... It's interesting what you say about the black horse spirit. I hadn't noticed it, but will pay attention. That mare reminds me of a cat I had, who adopted and nursed other babies, taught them all how to hunt. It's so funny that the mare didn't like to losing her riders, or even having any wobbly ones!

peace :original:

[burgundia]

Arabs are beautiful and so graceful. And they have such delicate "features".

[no caste]

I love watching horse races. There is really something about horses. 2 years ago I went to live horse races and as I watched the first race i had tears in my eyes...

That's beautiful, burgundia. Sometimes I think, even though it's a race and the horses are thundering on the track, they're all running together.

peace :original:

[no caste]

Carmen, I have an afterthought about Arabian horses. Well, 2 afterthoughts. First, their magical gait. And second, as a child I imagined I could be a Bedouin. Arabs were my first horse fantasy! Now that I think about it: being a girl, I would be cooking for the horsemen, married at 9 years of age, childbearing by 12 - and still cooking until I died - no horses in sight!!

Whew - that fantasy didn't come true. :mfr_lol: :sweatdrop:

[Carmen]

Yeah no caste, I have those sorts of memories and those same characters are in this life. That life engendered such a powerful hatred that it tied me into them to be met now for all to be understood, healed and for love to blossom. I think maybe the horses were my companions and ones I could trust. To get away out into the hills on my horse by myself is a very freeing experience.

Love and Light

Carmen

Ps My half Arab/Irish Hunter fellow demonstrated for my one day his desert heritage. My coat slipped off the saddle when I was leading him and he stomped it to death as if it were a snake!! Very interesting to observe. We dont have snakes here in New Zealand!!

[Brinty]

Carmen and no caste, sit back and enjoy these two examples of poetry in motion.

YouTube - The Desert Queens { Arabian Mares }

YouTube - Arabian Stallions "Sons of the wind" بنات الريØ*

[Carmen]

Thanks Brinty that was a real treat

Love

Carmen

[no caste]

Thanks, Brinty!! It was beautiful. :original:

Carmen - Your jacket-stomping episode, wow.
Burgundia - That's the thing! They appear delicate, like frickin' unicorns!

Here's another video, as a small ode to interested horsewomen and horsemen. These 2 are fine pals - no bridle/ head gear into the demonstration.

Jonathan Field & Hal - Jonathan Field Natural Horsemanship
YouTube: YouTube - Jonathan Field & Hal - Jonathan Field Natural Horsemanship

[Carmen]

That was wonderful to watch. Thanks no caste. Natural Horsemanship is how I work with my horses, it works a treat.

Cheers

Carmen

[Brinty]

MAGIC! A further example of what trust and love can achieve between species. Isn't it a pity that the same isn't practiced between humans?

[avyaktam]

Thanks for the beautiful contributions here.
Here a picture of me introducing family members to each other. :original:

http://www.projectavalon.net/forum/picture.php?albumid=528&pictureid=6648

[Carmen]

Ah Great avyaktam, another horsey person. Anyone who loves horses has got to be a great character!

Cheers

Carmen

[burgundia]

I love people who love animals....:wub2:

[Humble Janitor]

Honestly, I think the sport of horse racing is barbaric.

However, the symbolism of a "cheap" horse beating out fancier horses is like David slaying Goliath and right now, we need these examples of symbolism to prove to us that we are winning the war against TPTB.

[avyaktam]

Honestly, I think the sport of horse racing is barbaric.

I agree HJ. I love to make a fast canter on a horse, but I see no beauty in chasing them up beyond their wits on a regular base as a sport. We used to get a lot of 'rejects' from the raceworld, but they are always pretty burned up and have a much shorter live expectancy. Our horse was a reject because it had a mind of its own. If it decided it wanted to race it would win, but very often would say 'go to hell with your stupid race' and no whip could change that. So after a short career it was rejected as unreliable. :tongue2:

[no caste]

Update: Filly Wins Preakness 134! Saturday May 16-09
Mine That Bird places second; no Triple Crown in store for him.
http://www.preakness.com/NewsDetails?newsItemId=137

Rachel Alexandra Struts Her Stuff In Preakness Stakes
"...Ridden by Calvin Borel, the tall bay filly pushed her head to the fore as the top pair raced down the backstretch. She never relinquished the lead, opening up by four lengths at the furlong pole before coming under a late assault from Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird and Derby third-place finisher Musket Man."

http://www.preakness.com/images/news/RA_Finish_JMC_051609N.jpg