▁Christian ▁K ane ▁and ▁William ▁Dev ane . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁pen ult imate ▁episode ▁of ▁The ▁Ton ight ▁Show ▁with ▁Con an ▁O ' B rien , ▁which ▁a ired ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁host ▁Con an ▁O ' B rien ▁claimed ▁that ▁The ▁Ton ight ▁Show ▁had ▁purchased ▁Mine ▁That ▁Bird ▁for ▁a ▁comedy ▁bit ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁N BC . ▁A ▁ch est nut ▁horse ▁which ▁O ' B rien ▁introduced ▁as ▁Mine ▁That ▁Bird ▁was ▁brought ▁out ▁in ▁a ▁( supp osed ly ) ▁m ink ▁Sn ug gie ▁and ▁watched ▁what ▁O ' B rien ▁stated ▁to ▁be ▁" rest rict ed ▁foot age ▁of ▁NFL ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁highlight s ". ▁O ' B rien ▁stated ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁the ▁bit ▁was ▁$ 4 . 8 ▁million . ▁ ▁R apper ▁Lil ▁Wayne ▁makes ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁horse ▁in ▁his ▁track ▁" Al ways ▁Stra pped " ▁Official ▁Rem ix ▁( Part ▁ 2 ). ▁ ▁Mine ▁That ▁Bird ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁This ▁American ▁Life ▁episode ▁ 3 9 8 : ▁" Long ▁Sh ot ." ▁ ▁Mine ▁That ▁Bird ' s ▁owner ▁Mark ▁Allen ▁plays ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁true - cr ime ▁drama ▁Pract ice ▁to ▁De ce ive ▁by ▁Ann ▁Rule . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁" Border land ▁Derby ▁first ▁up ▁for ▁Mine ▁That ▁Bird ", ▁Thor ough bre d ▁Times , ▁ 2 4 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9