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Old 11-16-2011, 04:59 AM
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Default Mine That Bird in news via co-owner's ex-wife's murder rap..

Co-owner Mark Allen's ex-wife charged in a murder case, but the nugget comes from inside the article courtesy of www.minethatbird.com... You can enter a contest to be 'jockey for a day' on him! Between this and Funny Cide Beer, there's a lesson: Don't be a Derby-winning gelding.

In February 2008, the estranged Thomas sued for divorce, a court battle that lasted two years, according to New Mexico court records. During that time, Allen's horse-racing investments made him even richer: In 2009, Mine That Bird, a 50-1 long shot, came from dead last to take the Kentucky Derby's $1.4 million winner's purse. The horse now has its own website, minethatbird.com, where, according to a publicity release, its "down-home cowboy owners" are offering contestants a chance to be a jockey for a day aboard the Derby winner. The horse is also the subject of a new series of graphic novels for kids and a soon-to-be animated movie.
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Old 11-16-2011, 05:03 AM
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Co-owner Mark Allen's ex-wife charged in a murder case, but the nugget comes rom inside the article courtesy of www.minethatbird.com... You can enter a contest to be 'jockey for a day' on him! Between this and Funny Cide Beer, there's a lesson: Don't be a Derby-winning gelding.

In February 2008, the estranged Thomas sued for divorce, a court battle that lasted two years, according to New Mexico court records. During that time, Allen's horse-racing investments made him even richer: In 2009, Mine That Bird, a 50-1 long shot, came from dead last to take the Kentucky Derby's $1.4 million winner's purse. The horse now has its own website, minethatbird.com, where, according to a publicity release, its "down-home cowboy owners" are offering contestants a chance to be a jockey for a day aboard the Derby winner. The horse is also the subject of a new series of graphic novels for kids and a soon-to-be animated movie.
Graphic novels?
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Old 11-16-2011, 05:06 AM
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Graphic novels?
Yup.. A graphic novel. Tarantino can make the movie.. It's got all the grisly characters he would want, starting with Calvin and Jerry Hissam!
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Old 11-16-2011, 08:42 AM
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Where's PETA when you really need them?
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Old 11-17-2011, 08:13 AM
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I hope it's real graphic. I want all of the juicy details....especially what type of deal they made with the devil.
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Old 11-20-2011, 04:35 PM
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I thought it was worth noting that At the Gate is merely Book 1 in the Mine That Bird Trilogy.
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