1 ▁winner ▁Country ▁House ▁( hor se ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁Mine ▁That ▁Bird ▁had ▁the ▁third ▁longest ▁odd s ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 - hor se ▁field , ▁with ▁only ▁At omic ▁Rain ▁( 5 5 - 1 ) ▁and ▁Jo in ▁in ▁the ▁Dance ▁( 5 1 - 1 ) ▁being ▁higher . ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Pre ak ness ▁St akes ▁The ▁day ▁after ▁his ▁Derby ▁win , ▁Mine ▁That ▁Bird ' s ▁connections ▁were ▁uncertain ▁if ▁they ▁would ▁come ▁back ▁two ▁weeks ▁later ▁and ▁try ▁for ▁the ▁Pre ak ness ▁St akes . ▁They ▁planned ▁to ▁wait ▁and ▁assess ▁the ▁horse ' s ▁condition ▁first . ▁ ▁Co - owner ▁Mark ▁Allen ▁said , ▁" The ▁plan ▁was ▁that ▁if ▁he ▁showed ▁something ▁here , ▁to ▁skip ▁the ▁Pre ak ness ▁and ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁Bel mont , ▁like ▁his ▁d ad ." ▁His ▁s ire ▁Bird stone ▁won ▁the ▁Bel mont ▁St akes ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁suggesting ▁that ▁Mine ▁That ▁Bird ' s ▁bre eding ▁is ▁for ▁longer ▁distances . ▁Tra iner ▁Ch ip ▁W ool ley ▁was ▁concerned ▁that ▁the ▁Pre ak ness ▁tends ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁quick ▁pace ▁that ▁might ▁not ▁benefit ▁his ▁horse ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁the ▁Bel mont . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁on ▁May ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁on ▁ESP N ▁that ▁Mine ▁That ▁Bird ▁would ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁Pre ak ness . ▁ ▁Bor el ▁opt ed