calvin borel
grrlscientist | June 6, 2009tags: Belmont Stakes, horse racing, race horses, Rachel Alexandra, Mine That Bird, sports
Calvin Borel, 2009.
Jockey for Mine That Bird (2009 Kentucky Derby winner)
and Rachel Alexandra (2009 Preakness Stakes winner).
Image: Joe Schneid, Louisville, Kentucky (Wikipedia Commons).
Will the next Triple Crown Winner in American Horse Racing have only two legs?
Just one week from today In just a few hours, Calvin Borel could make history by becoming the first jockey to ever win the Triple Crown in American horse racing -- riding different horses. He won the Kentucky Derby while riding the 50…
grrlscientist | May 16, 2009tags: Preakness Stakes, horse racing, race horses, Rachel Alexandra, Mine That Bird, sports, streaming video
Even though I don't own a television, I managed to watch the Preakness Stakes live in a pub in NYC. To say the least, I was so excited to watch the wonderful superfilly, Rachel Alexandra, win the Preakness Stakes from the far outside post by running wire-to-wire and holding off the fast-closing Mine That BIrd, who won the Kentucky Derby just two weeks ago [3:34]