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Summer Bird wins the Belmont Stakes

Jun. 6, 2009
Jockey Calvin Borel fails to become the first jockey to win the Triple Crown on different mounts when Mine That Bird finishes third. This was a Belmont for the Birds.
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Summer Bird wins Belmont Stakes

Summer Bird wins Belmont Stakes

ELMONT, N.Y., June 6 (UPI) -- Summer Bird, ridden by Kent Desormeaux, won the 141st Belmont Stakes by two lengths Saturday at Elmont, N.Y.
Jockey goes after unique Triple Crown

Jockey goes after unique Triple Crown

ELMONT, N.Y., June 5 (UPI) -- Calvin Borel, who rode two different horses to victory in the first two Triple Crown races of 2009, could make thoroughbred racing history in the third.
Mine That Bird made favorite at Belmont

Mine That Bird made favorite at Belmont

ELMONT, N.Y., June 3 (UPI) -- Jockey Calvin Borel will go for a historic first while riding Mine That Bird against nine other horses at the 141st Belmont Stakes in New York.
Preakness winner to skip Belmont

Preakness winner to skip Belmont

ELMONT, N.Y., May 29 (UPI) -- Jess Jackson, co-owner of Preakness Stakes winner Rachel Alexandra, said Friday the filly will not run in the Belmont Stakes June 6.

Star horses both train at Churchill Downs

LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 20 (UPI) -- Filly Rachel Alexandra went through her first workout Wednesday since winning the Preakness Stakes and her trainer remained undecided about her next race.

Smith won't ride Mine That Bird in Belmont

BALTIMORE, May 18 (UPI) -- Mike Smith, who rode Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird to second in the Preakness, will not ride him in the June 6 Belmont Stakes.

Change of horses highlights Preakness

BALTIMORE, May 15 (UPI) -- The second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown will be held Saturday, a race that has produced a unique plot twist.
Derby, Oaks winners face off in Preakness

Derby, Oaks winners face off in Preakness

BALTIMORE, May 13 (UPI) -- Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird and Kentucky Oaks winner Rachel Alexandra headline a field of 13 entered for Saturday's Preakness Stakes.

Mine That Bird heading to Preakness

BALTIMORE, May 4 (UPI) -- Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird will run in the 134th Preakness Stakes, the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown, a racing official said Monday.
Mine That Bird wins Kentucky Derby

Mine That Bird wins Kentucky Derby

LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 2 (UPI) -- Long shot Mine That Bird won Saturday's 135th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs with jockey Calvin Borel on board.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler