The 50-1 upset winner of the 2009 Kentucky Derby (G1), Mine That Bird is being pointed to the 2010 Dubai World Cup (G1) and its $10,000,000 purse. So says racing writer Vic Zast, who spends each summer tracking stories in America’s racing wonderland, Saratoga. Zast offers a long look at Mine That Bird’s trainer Chip Woolley, and his hopes for the future.
“In public, he said they’ll determine a schedule for next year after the Breeders’ Cup. In private, he dreams of winning the $10 million Dubai World Cup in March, after a prep race in early February.”
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Mine That Bird was second in the Preakness (G1) behind Rachel Alexandra, third in the Belmont Stakes (G1), and third in the West Virginia Derby (G2) – his three starts following the upset Louisville win.