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Archive Home > 2009 > June > 07 > A bird of another feather takes Belmont Stakes

A bird of another feather takes Belmont Stakes

Calvin Borel and Mine That Bird are third behind Summer Bird

By Richard Rosenblatt / The Bulletin
June 7, 2009

ELMONT, N.Y. — This was a Belmont for the Birds.

It was Summer Bird, not Mine That Bird and jockey Calvin Borel, who came roaring down the long stretch and won the final jewel of the Triple Crown on Saturday.

For a brief moment on the turn for home, Borel looked like a winner. His....

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