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Calvin Borel
is an American
jockey
in
thoroughbred horse racing
. He has won three of the last four
Kentucky Derby
races (
2007
,
2009
, and
2010
). In 2009, he also won the
Preakness Stakes
, but lost the
Belmont Stakes
, the third race of the so-called
Triple Crown
. His 2009 Derby win with
Mine That Bird
was the second biggest upset in Derby history behind
Donerail
, and Borel's winning margin of
6
+
3
⁄
4
lengths was the greatest in Derby history since
Assault
won by 8 lengths in 1946.
Photo:
Joe Schneid
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