Dozens of visitors to the museum signed a banner to wish MINE THAT BIRD luck in Saturday’s upcoming Preakness Race. The second leg of the Triple Crown is eagerly awaited by fans each year with more than a 30 year streak without a winner.
Kentucky Derby fans who visited Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby Museum on the day after the 135th “Run for the Roses” got a surprise gift from the team behind Mine That Bird, the 50-1 longshot that won America’s greatest race on Saturday.
Fans entering Gate 1 at Churchill Downs may have their breath taken away when they arrive for the races Kentucky Derby week following the unveiling of life-sized statue of Barbaro April 26.