▁ ▁Racing ▁career ▁Canadian ▁tra iner ▁David ▁C ote y ▁purchased ▁Mine ▁That ▁Bird ▁for ▁$ 9 , 5 0 0 ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁F as ig - T i pton ▁Kentucky ▁October ▁Year ling ▁S ale . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁partners ▁rac ed ▁the ▁geld ing ▁at ▁Wood bine ▁R ac et rack ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁where ▁he ▁won ▁four ▁of ▁six ▁starts ▁and ▁was ▁voted ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Canadian ▁Champion ▁ 2 - yr - old ▁Male ▁Hor se . ▁C ote y ▁nominated ▁the ▁horse ▁for ▁the ▁Bre ed ers ' ▁Cup ▁Ju ven ile ▁and ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁Derby . ▁Ch antal ▁S uther land ▁rode ▁him ▁to ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁Silver ▁Deput y ▁St akes ▁and ▁the ▁Sw yn ford ▁St akes . ▁After ▁she ▁and ▁the ▁horse ▁won ▁the ▁Grey ▁St akes ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁partners hip ▁accepted ▁a ▁$ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁offer ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁Mexico ▁partners hip ▁of ▁Double ▁E agle ▁R anch ▁and ▁Bu ena ▁Su erte ▁Equ ine . ▁His ▁new ▁own ers ▁turned ▁the ▁geld ing ▁over ▁to ▁U . S . ▁Racing ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁tra iner ▁Richard ▁Mand ella . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Bre ed ers ' ▁Cup ▁Ju ven ile , ▁Mine ▁That ▁Bird ▁finished ▁last ▁of ▁the ▁twelve ▁star ters . ▁ ▁Racing ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁at ▁age ▁three ▁for ▁new ▁tra