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Jockey Mike Smith To Ride Kentucky Derby Winner Mine That Bird
Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith will ride the Kentucky Derby winnerMine That Bird in the $750,000 West Virginia Derby and the $1-million Travers Stakes 2009 next month.
Jockey Mike Smith takes over for jockey Calvin Borel, who guided the 3-year-old gelding Mine That Bird to a longshot win in the Kentucky Derby and later added a third-place finish in the Belmont Stakes.
Mike Smith guided Mine That Bird to second-place in the Preakness after Calvin Borel opted to ride filly Rachel Alexandra, which edged Mine That Bird for the win.
Race horse rainer Bennie “Chip” Woolley Jr. decided to dump jockey Calvin Borel after Borel said he couldn’t make a firm commitment to ride Mine That Bird the rest of the year.
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