▁to ▁ride ▁his ▁regular ▁mount , ▁the ▁fil ly ▁Rach el ▁Alex andra , ▁in ▁the ▁Pre ak ness . ▁Rach el ▁Alex andra ▁had ▁won ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁O aks ▁by ▁ 2 0 ▁lengths ▁with ▁Bor el ▁ab o ard ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁favorite ▁in ▁the ▁Pre ak ness . ▁The ▁mount ▁on ▁Mine ▁That ▁Bird ▁went ▁to ▁Mike ▁Smith . ▁Mine ▁That ▁Bird ▁finished ▁second , ▁a ▁length ▁behind ▁Rach el ▁Alex andra . ▁As ▁with ▁the ▁Derby , ▁Mine ▁That ▁Bird ▁came ▁from ▁far ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁on ▁the ▁final ▁turn ▁and ▁was ▁closing ▁rapidly , ▁but ▁the ▁finish ▁line ▁came ▁before ▁he ▁could ▁catch ▁the ▁fil ly . ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Bel mont ▁St akes ▁Mine ▁That ▁Bird ▁ran ▁in ▁the ▁Bel mont ▁St akes ▁on ▁June ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁again ▁r idden ▁by ▁Bor el . ▁After ▁starting ▁last , ▁he ▁began ▁moving ▁up ▁along ▁the ▁back side . ▁After ▁taking ▁the ▁lead ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁stretch , ▁he ▁batt led ▁with ▁D unk irk ▁and ▁Char itable ▁Man ▁down ▁the ▁l ane ▁but ▁was ▁be aten ▁by ▁his ▁brother ▁Summer ▁Bird ▁and ▁D unk irk ▁to ▁finish ▁third . ▁ ▁Sub sequ ent ▁races ▁Mine ▁That ▁Bird ▁returned ▁to ▁racing ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 rd - place ▁finish ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Virginia ▁Derby ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁He ▁then ▁finished ▁ 9 th ▁in ▁the ▁