'Mine That Bird' Wins Kentucky Derby in Huge Upset

"Mine That Bird" won the Kentucky Derby in the one of the biggest upsets in Derby history.

The odds on the horse winning were 50 to 1.

This came after morning-line favorite "I Want Revenge" was scratched from the race just hours before the "Run for the Roses" when trainer Jeff Mullins discovered a hot spot on the horse's left front ankle.

Mine pulled off a miracle, stunning the field to win the Kentucky Derby with a dynamic stretch run through the mud at Churchill Downs.

The 3-year-old colt and jockey Calvin Borel found room along the rail deep in the stretch Saturday then pulled away to give the 50-1 long shot one of the biggest upsets in the 135-year history of the race.

The win was the second Derby victory in three years for Borel, who used a similar stretch run to send "Street Sense" to the winner's circle in 2007.

"Pioneerof the Nile" held off "Musket Man" for second, but neither were a match for the unheralded colt from New Mexico.

I Want Revenge and 19-year-old Joe Talamo were to start from post No. 13. The duo established themselves as one of the Derby favorites after a last-to-first dash in the Wood Memorial last month.

Revenge's injury wasn't thought to be career-threatening.

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