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I saw you picked him up

at auction for only $9500.

We stole him that night.

Thought he'd go for a lot more.

Never know where that next

jewel shows up.

Told you he won three stakes

in a row, eh?

Well, not many two-year-olds

put that on their resume.

Then why are you selling him?

Buy low, sell high.

That's what I do.

Uh...

He does this from time to time.

He usually doesn't go too far.

Easy, Bird.

Come on, you dope.

Easy.

That's it. Come on, Bird.

Kinda small, ain't he?

And a little crooked up front.

So was Seabiscuit.

Come on, buddy.

Come here, boy.

Sure got a mind of his own.

You seen him on the track yet?

I don't think it's worth it, Mark.

Well, you made the trip.

Yeah, but I just...

I don't think he's what you're after.

He walks funny, for one.

Hey, look, I had braces on my legs as a kid

'cause I walked funny, too.

Let's give him a try.

Okay.

That was a 46 flat.

What'd I tell ya?

What changed?

You don't even notice

he's crooked when he runs.

The little sh*t

barely touches the ground.

He's got perfect action,

real professional and

he's fast.

Yeah, but a gelding?

Oh, forget about

breeding. This one's a runner.

You sure he's sound?

There's not a pimple

on him, Mark.

Hey, you want this horse.

All right, sit tight.

I'm on my way to Doc's.

Come on, we always talked about

owning a thoroughbred together.

Breeders' Cup

is in California in 10 days.

If we wanna do this,

we gotta get moving.

Four hundred seems

like a lot of money.

Hell, if he just runs second,

we got our money back.

And if he don't run second,

we bought ourselves

a very expensive pony.

You know I don't like taking

leaps like this, sight unseen.

He's already won $300,000.

I don't know.

I'll tell you what then.

I'll buy him.

I'll buy him myself.

You like what you see, I'll cut you in.

Ah, sh*t. I'm in.

There he is, No. 9.

That's all of him, huh?

He's only two.

He'll grow some.

Well, he'd better hurry up 'cause

he's not looking too good at 24 to 1.

Don't you worry, Doc.

He's gonna do great.

If Chip says he can run,

he can run.

Baffert and the sheik

got the favorite, Midshipman.

Howdy.

I guess we're gonna find

out what we got pretty quick.

Last few left

to load, Street Hero goes in.

West Side Bernie

to come take the lineup.

Gate's closed, all set.

And away they go.

Midshipman, West Side Bernie

broke away well.

Street Hero came out

quickly as well.

Here's Mine That Bird

in the black colors

right there

in the fourth position.

Then we come back to Terrain. Gallant Son

has to go a little wide into the turn.

In behind there is Silent Valor

and Munnings races

towards the rear.

The pace is good,

12 lengths from first to last.

I mean, he's in there.

He's doing good.

Yeah.

Now they've settled in with

Mine That Bird a comfortable fifth,

just four lengths off

the leaders.

Then back

to Pioneer of the Nile.

Bushranger is on the far side.

Terrain giving them eight lengths

start and then comes Gallant Son.

Behind that Azul Leon,

and Munnings is still towards the rear.

Into the far turn they go.

And it's Midshipman still showing the way.

Come on.

Let's go! Let's go!

And Midshipman has

won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile!

Square Eddie with second,

Street Hero finished third.

Then came Terrain, behind

that Pioneer of the Nile,

and Mine That Bird

finished last.

I'm getting too old for this.

Where's the bar?

Whoo!

Come on!

Why'd you hire him?

Doc, he's only had the horse

a week.

We bought ourselves a champion and he

run dead last. What's that tell ya?

Bird's never run

on synthetic track before.

It ain't the track, Mark.

This guy's going nowhere.

He's got a terrible record.

Yeah, maybe.

But he's got a great record

with me.

This can't be personal.

We're running a business here.

I know that.

And we've got some

hard decisions to make.

I'm saying three strikes

and he's out.

That's a bit harsh, Doc.

So is losing.

It's Oconee and

Bryden, continuing to throw it down!

One furlong from home

and on the far outside,

Mine That Bird is charging hard.

Mine That Bird

has upset Minded...

Mine That Bird is charging hard!

Mine That Bird has upset

Minded in the final six...

He comes from off the pace.

Yeah.

He needs to chase somebody.

Mine That Bird is charging hard!

Mine That Bird has upset

Minded in the final sixteenth.

I'll be damned.

You're spoiling Bird, you know that?

Si.

Hey, hey, gimme that.

Hey.

Here he is right there.

Good luck to you, Case.

Thanks, Doc.

Listen up, he's a one run horse.

You need to keep him covered up till the

three-eighths pole, then let him roll.

I don't want him on the lead

till ya hit that wire.

Gotcha.

Here we go, boys.

Here we go.

You gotta look good

in the winner's circle.

Well, let's go.

They make their way

into the stretch and

Mine That Bird now digs in

along the rail

but Scorewithcater

puts his head in front,

down the middle of the track

rallying for the lead.

With only two furlongs to run... Come on,

Bird.

Smoking Legend in the white

silks makes his move,

but Mine That Bird fights back.

Scorewithcater responds as...

Come on!

...the three horses

lay it down.

Scorewithcater gets the upper

hand two lengths in front.

Mine That Bird now beginning to tire and

Scorewithcater is just too good today.

Scorewithcater, the winner,

Mine That Bird second,

Smoking Legend got up for third.

That's not how Bird

wants to run.

Casey made his move way too soon.

Bird didn't have nothing left.

He shoulda. Ain't like he was

running against much.

Yeah, well, at least

we got second.

That puts us in the

Sunland Derby next month.

$800,000 to run at.

Yup.

We'll be all right.

Yup.

We're bankrupt.

Bankrupt... Give me a break.

We got $2,000 from the race today.

$2,000?

Auggie's Ranch and Feed,

$2,300, past due.

Miller's Farrier Services,

$2,900, past due.

Rancho Veterinary Services,

$9,000

way past due.

Look, just tell 'em we got a few

more races coming up this month.

No, no, we don't.

Yeah, we got the starter on the fifth

and we'll win the maiden claimer easy.

Hutchinson took his last horse

away today.

So did Sanders and Parker.

Bird's all we got.

He's all we need.

You can't hang everything on one

horse, Chip. You know that!

We're fine!

Bird'll take

the Sunland Derby, you watch.

He'll run 'em off their feet.

With three-eighths of a

mile to go on the Sunland Derby,

it's Kelly Leak on the outside,

Mine That Bird on the inside

going nose and nose.

And here comes Scorewithcater,

who moves into third

as Mythical Power, the gray,

moves up on the far outside.

But Kelly Leak with a sudden burst

of speed, opens up by two lengths.

Mine That Bird

is turning along the rail

as Scorewithcater and

Mythical Power gain ground.

But it's Kelly Leak

who's gonna win

the Sunland Derby

by two and a half lengths.

Mythical Power getting up

for second,

Scorewithcater hangs on

for the show

and Mine That Bird

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