Mine That Bird Day set for November 28

Churchill Downs fans will have an opportunity to bid farewell to the longshot

winner of the 2009 Kentucky Derby (G1) on November 28 when MINE THAT BIRD

(Birdstone) makes a final appearance on the site of one of the biggest upsets in

American racing history.

Owned by Double Eagle Ranch and Buena Suerte Equine, Mine That Bird will make

a paddock appearance and parade before the fans on the closing day of the 21-day

Fall Meet.  The schedule for salute has yet to be finalized, but the event

will highlight the unusual Sunday finale for the fall racing session at

Churchill Downs, which has concluded on the Saturday after Thanksgiving in

recent years.

The team that sent Mine That Bird to Kentucky Derby 135 victory at odds of

50-1 -- the second-biggest upset in the history of America's greatest race -- is

scheduled to be on hand to honor their Derby winner. Double Eagle's Mark Allen,

Buena Suerte Equine's Dr. Leonard Blach and trainer Chip Woolley will travel

from New Mexico to take part in the festivities. Also expected to participate is

jockey Calvin Borel, who scored the second of his three Kentucky Derby victories

aboard the bay gelding.

Mine That Bird was retired from racing following a 10th-place finish in the

Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) on November 6 at Churchill Downs. It was the ninth

consecutive loss for Mine That Bird, a string that included a runner-up finish

to eventual Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra in the Preakness S. (G1) and a

third-place run behind eventual three-year-old champion Summer Bird in the

Belmont S. (G1).