ESPN (Free subscription) | yesterday
After traveling from Arkansas to Kentucky, to New York and New Jersey, back to New York and then to California, Summer Bird next will be discovering Japan.
ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... the sport's ultimate title might not be on the line, even with such accomplished horses as Summer Bird and the unbeaten, popular mare Zenyatta meeting on Saturday at Santa Anita's Oak Tree meeting in the premier event, the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic.Rachel Alexandra has been considered the leader for Horse of the Year, based on a series of impressive victories that included the Kentucky...
MSNBC.com: Horse Racing (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Daily Racing Form: Mine That Bird, the Kentucky Derby winner, has progressed since running sixth in the Goodwood Stakes last month, and completed his preparation for Saturday's $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic with a five-furlong work Monday.
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Zenyatta might outdo Mine That Bird, Summer Bird - A couple of birds look to close stellar years in this weekend's $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic: Mine That Bird, who is winless since his big Kentucky Derby upset, and Summer Bird, the first horse since 1989 to sweep the Belmont, Travers and Jockey Club Gold Cup.
ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Ladies' Day for the Breeders' Cup is Friday, when five of the six BC races run that day at Santa Anita's Oak Tree meeting will be exclusively for female horses.
NO QUARTER (Free subscription) | yesterday
... It was the running of the 2009 Breeders’ Cup, with a stacked field you wouldn’t believe. There was Mine That Bird , with Calvin Borel on board, the little wonder horse who won the Kentucky Derby this year (and who had had a stellar career in Canada with rider Chantal Sutherland guiding him to a number of victories). And Summer Bird , the Belmont Stakes Winner of 2009. And yes,...
Sports - The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Kentucky Derby champion Mine That Bird is primed to pull off another shocker in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic, trainer Chip Woolley said Friday....
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Belmont Stakes winner Summer Bird was fourth and Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird was ninth, extending his losing streak to five straight since his 50-1 upset on the first Saturday in May. Irish import Rip Van Winkle was 10th.
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... Unbeaten in 13 starts, she's favored against 12 male rivals, including Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird and Belmont Stakes winner Summer Bird. The star-studded cast also includes perhaps America's best turf horse (Arlington Million winner Gio Ponti) and Euro invaders Rip Van Winkle and Twice Over, buoyed by the success of Raven's Pass last year. Einstein won the Santa Anita...
LAist (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... the time, and she’s always galloping out with plenty left.” Racing against Zenyatta is Mine That Bird, the 2009 Kentucky Derby winner ridden by Calvin Borel, and 2009 Belmont Stakes winner Summer Bird ridden by Kent Desormeaux. While the field will definitely be a challenge for the mare, at 5-2 she is the odds on favorite to win the race in the fourth position....
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... Classic, got a dream matchup: Zenyatta, undefeated in 13 races, against two high-flying "Birds," Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird and Belmont Stakes winner Summer Bird. European star Rip Van Winkle adds to the depth in a stellar field of 13. Owner Jerry Moss, a member of the California Horse Racing Board, opted to put Zenyatta in against males instead...
MSNBC.com: Horse Racing (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Rachel Alexandra holds off Derby winner Mine That Bird to become first female to win race since 1924.
