Mine That Bird

When I was running a project in Kentucky, a local guy I was working with informed me of the following statement:

"In Kentucky, when people work their whole lives to earn enough money to retire, they quit their job and take up horse breeding so they can lose it all and get back to work."

I don't know why I find that so humorous, but as the lights fade on another year of the Kentucky Derby you know someone in the Bluegrass State saw the 50:1 horse blow out the competition and is ready to lose all their liquid assets.

For those who missed it, here is the video:


For those who want to see a badass horse turn its amp up to 11, here is the path jockey Calvin Borel took to win.


...incredible.