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Cup of comfort

And a slice of home

Who is it?

It's your mother!

Ah!

Here, that's for you.

That's Secretariat.

Wow.

Yeah.

It's about time y'all got here.

Well, we had a little more fun

than we thought we would.

Yeah, I can see that.

How'd Bird make the trip? Good.

Yeah, he looks real good.

It's better than we can say

for you.

Yeah, well, that was a bit

of an adventure.

So, what's up tomorrow?

Oh.

Bird's working an easy half-mile.

Nothing too much.

Good.

Good. Put your boot on.

We're going out.

Come on, baby turn them

Tell me what you got, got,

got, got

Show me what you got, got,

got, got

I'm gonna give you

what you want

What you want

What you need

I'm gonna give you

what you want

What you want

What you need

Whoo!

Bird looks good.

Both of 'em.

Morning.

Who the hell is that?

I Want Revenge.

Hello?

You know that Derby

mount I got you, Beethoven?

Yeah.

Well, he's got a bad tendon.

He's out.

Hey, Jerry, what you got?

Hey, Calvin.

There Goes JoJo pulled up lame

after the Blue Grass.

It's just a bit of bad luck, but don't

worry. We'll find you another horse.

Jerry.

Oh!

Calvin?

Hey, Jerry.

What can I say, Calvin.

Flat Out's out.

Ow!

Calvin, I'm afraid they went

with another jock on Musket Man

but there's a filly

that might qualify.

They'll need a rider.

Calvin, you there?

Well, I still like Chantal.

She won three times on Bird,

knows the horse better

than anybody.

I think we need a jockey

with Derby experience.

Someone who knows

how to get through traffic.

Espinoza won on War Emblem.

Borel won on Street Sense.

I'd take either one of them.

I guess it's up to me.

Calvin Borel.

Why?

'Cause he's got a winning smile.

Oh, Lord, Jerry!

Not no more bad news, man.

Easy, Calvin. Easy.

You're gonna give me a heart attack.

Hi, guys.

The cowboys called

and they don't have a rider.

Catch is they'll be the

longest shot on the board.

They're pretty much a joke

around here.

Ah, everybody likes to laugh

at cowboys except cowboys.

So what do you think?

I think we outta time.

Let me talk to them

and I'll let you know.

Okay.

Chip Woolley?

Yeah.

I heard you need a rider.

I hear you need a horse.

Well, it's nice

to meet you, Calvin.

That him?

Yeah.

Well, he's got a big stride.

And an even bigger heart.

Well, he finished up nice.

No, he's bred to run all day.

You ready to take

on these blue bloods?

I'm ready if you are.

You can't win it if you ain't in it.

You got yourself a jock.

Hey, bud.

Sh*t!

Hey, you seen my horse?

Charlie! Alex!

You okay?

Yeah.

You two should have met by now.

Hi!

Good morning and welcome to Churchill

Downs and the post position draw

for the 135th running

of the Kentucky Derby.

Now, you will each have one minute

to make your post selection

once your horse's name is drawn.

Good luck, everybody.

And now our first choice goes to

Join in the Dance.

Oh. Great.

You're on the clock, gentlemen.

Number 9, post position Number

9 for Join in the Dance.

Next up we have

Regal Ransom. Regal Ransom.

Number 10, post Number 10

for Regal Ransom.

It'll be good for Bird.

And our next horse

is Pioneer of the Nile.

Let's do it, huh?

Number 16, post position Number

16 for Pioneer of the Nile.

And the next horse

in the selection is

Mine That Bird.

Hey, hey, hey, hey! All right!

Whoa, whoa!

Watch out, watch out.

You all right? It's the leg.

Let me get my hat.

Watch the leg.

You got it?

Yeah.

Son.

Gentlemen, you have 30 seconds

to make your selection

or you'll have to go

to the back of the draw.

Number 8,

post position Number 8 for Mine That Bird.

Good job, partner.

Eight.

What a bunch of yahoos.

And our next horse

in the selection belongs to...

They don't like us

in the form too much.

Yeah, well, what'd ya expect?

We're 50-to-1.

Says here we're winless

in America

and have the lowest

speed rate by far.

They ain't wrong.

Says here that...

Doc.

Put it away.

Okay. Yup.

We're doing good.

All right. We got post position 8,

that's Joanne's lucky number.

Calvin's riding for us.

You're right.

We done all we could.

Hey. Ben Huffman was looking

for you.

You get your racing licenses?

You can't run Bird tomorrow without 'em.

Man, I... Doc, you got yours?

You?

I don't even have

a driver's license.

I hate to tell you this,

but the racing office is closed.

Sh*t!

Let's go, Doc. We gotta...

You guys are gonna

give New Mexico a bad name!

Ugh!

I can't believe it!

We come this far,

forget to get our dang licenses!

Where you going now?

Somebody's gotta still be here.

Hey!

Doc, come here.

Come up here.

Give me a boost.

What happened to throwing

pebbles against the glass?

Come on!

Stand...

Christ, stand still!

I'm standing.

A little higher.

Up.

I think somebody's in there.

All right. Okay.

You gotta get me up higher.

Dang it, Doc, hold still!

Hey!

Oh!

You know, gentlemen,

it doesn't have to be this difficult.

Shall I get the door for you?

Yeah!

That'd be great.

Wow.

You sure clean up good.

Thanks.

With any luck

I won't fall in these shoes.

Howdy.

I'm sorry,

but this is a private party.

Ain't this for the Derby?

It's a private party, sir.

We're the owners

of Mine That Bird.

Who?

Mine That Bird.

He's running in the Derby.

Good evening, Mr. Baffert,

Mrs. Baffert.

Good evening.

It's so good to see you again.

Have a good night.

Thank you.

Go right in.

Looks like you cowboys shoulda

left your hats at home.

Your names, please?

Doctor Leonard Blach and family.

Mark Allen...

I found you.

Party of nine?

Exactly.

Welcome to the Derby Ball.

Thank you.

Doc.

Joanne.

Oh, look! They even got our names set out.

That's nice.

Enjoy your evening.

Thank you.

I guess I ain't supposed

to be here.

Wait a minute.

Probably just a little mistake.

We'll get it fixed up.

Excuse me!

It's okay. I'll just see you

back at the hotel.

No, no, no.

You're staying for dinner.

Here.

Hey. Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Hey, I wouldn't do that if I were

you, buddy. He kinda likes jail.

That's you.

Thank you.

Hey, Bob, what do you think about

Calvin Borel riding for the cowboys?

You mean Calvin Bo-rail?

Nah, I'm not worried about Boo.

Frankly, I wouldn't be worried

if they had God riding for them.

Everybody knows that horse

doesn't belong here.

Ouch.

Now, I'm sure they'll start out shouting,

"Go, Boo."

By the end of the race,

I assure you

they'll be crying,

"Boo-hoo-hoo."

If I could have everyone's

attention for a moment.

As we have only hours before

the greatest race in the world,

I want to wish you all

the best of luck.

Tomorrow a new stallion will

be stamped King of Kentucky.

Being an owner myself, I want to toast

not only the thoroughbreds we breed,

but also the thoroughbreds

we are.

I'm gonna head out,

get some sleep.

You bet.

See you in the morning,

bright and early.

The Kentucky Derby has been run every

year since its inception in 1875,

making it the longest consecutively

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