Mine That Bird Showcased During 2024 Legend Series

Kentucky Derby 135 winner Mine That Bird (Birdstone) will begin a temporary residence in the Kentucky Derby Museum's stable March 27 and will be showcased as part of the final event of the 2024 Legends Series with Maker's Mark, announced via press release by the Kentucky Derby Museum.

The Legends Series brings together horseracing and bourbon enthusiasts for an exclusive lineup of five tastings, and is considered a highlight on the Museum's annual calendar. Tickets for the event, held Mar. 27 from 5-8:00 p.m., are available for purchase. Mine That Bird will be at the Museum through mid-April.

“We are thrilled to bring Mine That Bird to the Museum's Stable for this extraordinary Legends event,” said owner Mark Allen. “It's a unique opportunity for fans to get close to a living legend and explore the captivating history of long shots in the Kentucky Derby.”

Other highlights include dinner on the newly renovated Oaks Terrace, a sneak peek at the brand new Long Shots display before it opens to the public, and the opportunity to purchase bottles of the limited supply of the Museum's Private Barrel Selection. There will be a live auction for a prize package that includes several rare memorabilia items from Derby-winning long shots, and the funds raised will benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and the Museum.

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Saturday Insights: Bolt d’Oro Filly Opens Belmont S. Card

1st-BEL, $90K, Msw, 3yo/up, f, 6fT, 11:20 p.m.

A New York-bred daughter of 2022's champion freshman sire Bolt d'Oro, ADVANCE ATTACK makes her afternoon debut to open the card on Belmont S. day. Purchased for $450,000 out of last year's OBS April Sale, she is a half-sister to GI Shoemaker Mile S. winner Bolo (Temple City), SW Build to Suit (Dominus), and GSP Let Me Go First (Paddy O'Prdo). Her dam, unfortunately lost in 2021, was a half to the dam of GI Kentucky Derby upsetter and Canadian champion 2-year-old colt Mine That Bird (Birdstone) and MGISW Dullahan (Even the Score). Racing out of Todd Pletcher's shedrow, Advance Attack gets the services of Manny Franco in the irons. TJCIS PPS

 

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May 29 Insights: Pricey Into Mischief Colt Looks to Shine in California

6th-SA, $61k, Msw, 3-5yo, 6 1/2f, 6:42p.m. ET
In against a field of mixed maidens of various age, Bob Baffert will unveil two expensive stablemates in this sixth at the Great Race Place on the Golden Coast lead by EXTORTION (Into Mischief). Out of an unraced half-sister to full-siblings MGISP Munnings (Speightstown) and GSP Munnings Sister, another of Gaudete's half-sisters produced SP-Uae Speight'spercomete (Speightstown). Extortion can claim a Group-placed sibling of his own in MGSP-Uae Snowboarder (Raven's Pass) and one of his half-sisters named Beauty and Light (Unbridled's Song) is the dam of SW-Jpn Pingxiang (Speightstown). A $350,000 KEESEP yearling purchase by the China Horse Club/Gandharvi Racing partnership, he was a $1 million buyout last year at KEENOV by Gandharvi. He hails from the female line of GISW La Gueriere, the third dam who can claim a host of accomplished runners directly beneath her including GISW Icon Project (Empire Maker, dam of GSW Fashion Business (GB) (Frankel {GB}); MGISP Lasting Approval (With Approval); Japanese millionaire SP Taiki Zillion (Twining); and the dam of GSP Artemis (Empire Maker).

To his outside will be Truehood (Nyquist), a $700,000 KEESEP procurement by owners Dr. Ed Allred & Liebau, who claims Canadian champion 2-year-old, GI Kentucky Derby hero Mine That Bird; MGISW Dullahan; GISW Bolo (Temple City) and GSP Golden Domer (Quality Road) in his female family. TJCIS PPs

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Friday Insights: Baffert Debuts $700k Nyquist Colt At Santa Anita

6th-SA, $61K, Msw, 3-5yo, 6f, 6:49 p.m.

TRUEHOOD (Nyquist), purchased for $700,000 out of Keeneland September in 2021, makes the races Friday for trainer Bob Baffert and owners Alfred or Liebau. The first foal out of an unraced half-sister to MSP Golden Jaguar (Animal Kingdom) and Golden Domer (Quality Road), Truehood traces back to GI Shoemaker Mile S. winner Bolo (Temple City), MGISW Dullahan (Even the Score), and Canada's champion 2-year-old colt and GI Kentucky Derby upsetter Mine That Bird (Birdstone).

Opposing him from the outside is 4-year-old Mohawk Sun (Karakontie {Jpn}), also making his debut since bringing $500,000 at Keeneland's 2020 September Sale for trainer Karen Headley. He is out of a half-sister to GI Kentucky Derby third Mr. Big News (Giant's Causeway) and hails from the prolific family of third dam Angelic Song (Halo), herself a full-sister to Canada's Horse of the Year Glorious Song, Eclipse 2-year-old Devil's Bag, and late sire Saint Ballado. TJCIS PPS

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