Jockey Jumps Ship




The Score show

Summary: The second leg of thoroughbred racing's fabled Triple Crown goes off at Pimlico Race Track in Baltimore this Saturday and the Preakness is buzzing with jockey drama this week. The stirring 50-to-1 odds winner of the Kentucky Derby the first weekend of May, Mine That Bird, was deftly commandeered by jockey Calvin Borel. It sometimes happens, when a crowd of horses comes shoulder to shoulder to the wire and one shows the heart to find that fifth gear and nose out the rest, that we give all the credit to the horse. And make no mistake, the little gelding Mine That Bird is a special race horse. But reviewing the Derby from start to finish convinces you that Borel and his colt were equally talented that day...