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more about #minethatbird more comments → Doug Dascenzo's Only Fan: At least Borel can take solace in his first place finish at Belmont's annual "Harvey Milk Look-a-like" contest. more » Matt Sussman: Pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa ooma mow mow papa ooma mow mow, papa ooma mow mow, papa ooma... more » MarkKelsosMigraine: "Wilbur, why do you keep feeding me HGH? My penis is the size of a cocktail wiener." more » ClueHeywood: Is there a triple crown for port-a-potty racing? Box this trifecta: Mine That Bird; Flying Private; Luv Gov. more » dont-forget-where-you-came-from-cheese mac: Stupid Child Labor Laws Ruining American Horse Racing Fucking Hamilton, this is exactlywhat I was talking about! -Thomas Jefferson more » UpstateUnderdog: Who is that guy on Sarah Jessica Parker's back in that picture? more » UpstateUnderdog: PETA thinks these 8 year old jockeys should be thrown in jail. more » David Hume: No other region in the continental U.S. offered kids as young as 8 the opportunity to learn the balance and subtle artistry it takes to ride a reckles... more » Dany Heatley Speedwagon: And sometimes he would race against a chicken, for some reason. With his cockfighting career finished, little Jerry Seinfeld was running out of options. more » Bobby Big Wheel: sometimes with your bare feet in the stirrups, sometimes on a horse's bare back I thought Louisiana still let 8-year-olds bare back it. more » UpstateUnderdog: "Well ya know what they say, no one parties like a jockey!" more » Hatey McLife: I obtained a picture of Jim Morrison's death tracks from the Paris coroner's office. more » Gourmet Spud: And sometimes he would race against a chicken, for some reason. Well, not so much "race against" as "try to avoid being eaten by". /jockeys are tiny more » Karlifornia: Rachel Alexandra is a harlot and a homewrecker. more » Father of 2 Future First Rounders: Rachel sounds like a whore. more » -
#horseracing
So Much For That Guarantee
Summer Bird comes flying in from the outside to knock off Mine That Bird and end Calvin Borel's shot at a personal Triple Crown. And now, horse racing reverts to oblivion for another year. [The Rail] -
#wakeupdeadspin
And Now, My Michael Jordan Impression
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#belmontstakes
Stupid Child Labor Laws Ruining American Horse Racing
How did Calvin Borel—who has a chance to become the first jockey to win the three Triple Crown races on two different horses—get so good at his job? Because dangerously illegal backwater death tracks made him that way. More » -
#horseracing
Filly To Steal Derby Winning Jockey
For the first time in Triple Crown history, the jockey who won the Kentucky Derby may be riding a different horse in the Preakness. More » -
#kentuckyderby
The Kentucky Derby Revisited: Follow The Circle And Ignore Tom Durkin
NBC's lead race caller Tom Durkin is getting hammered for his I-Am-Yelling-About-The-Wrong-Horses!-routine that annoyed many viewers, especially racing purists, those who had money on Pioneer of The Nile and blind people. More » -
#kentuckyderby
Mine That Bird Wins the Derby, Pays 50-1
Calvin Borel has done it again. The Cajun jockey who rode Street Sense to a surprising victory two years ago has won again, this time in stunning fashion aboard long shot Mine That Bird. More »
