▁ ▁Cal vin ▁Bor el , ▁using ▁the ▁ground - s aving , ▁rail - skim ming ▁r iding ▁technique ▁that ▁won ▁him ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Derby ▁with ▁Street ▁S ense , ▁charged ▁past ▁horses ▁along ▁the ▁back st retch ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁turn ▁for ▁home ▁ ▁moved ▁into ▁cont ention . ▁Bor el ▁kept ▁Mine ▁That ▁Bird ▁on ▁the ▁rail , ▁leaving ▁it ▁to ▁go ▁around ▁just ▁one ▁t iring ▁horse ▁before ▁du ck ing ▁back ▁onto ▁the ▁rail , ▁where ▁he ▁expl oded ▁past ▁P ione er of ▁the ▁N ile ▁and ▁Mus ket ▁Man ▁so ▁fast ▁on ▁the ▁inside ▁that ▁Dur kin , ▁who ▁was ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁horses , ▁did ▁not ▁see ▁" B ird " ▁come ▁through ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁already ▁three ▁lengths ▁in ▁the ▁lead . ▁Mine ▁That ▁Bird ▁pulled ▁away ▁to ▁win ▁by ▁ 6 ▁lengths ▁for ▁the ▁longest ▁margin ▁of ▁victory ▁in ▁over ▁ 6 0 ▁years . ▁He ▁ran ▁the ▁Derby ' s ▁mile - and - a - qu arter ▁distance ▁in ▁ 2 ▁minutes ▁ 2 . 6 6 ▁seconds . ▁ ▁A ▁two - d ollar ▁win ▁w ager ▁returned ▁$ 1 0 3 . 2 0 , ▁making ▁Mine ▁That ▁Bird ▁tied ▁with ▁Gia como ▁( hor se ) ▁for ▁the ▁third - big gest ▁ups et ▁winner ▁in ▁Kentucky ▁Derby ▁history , ▁behind ▁ 9 1 - 1 ▁long shot ▁Don er ail ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁and ▁ 6 5 -