GET TO KNOW HIM
GOOD GENES
Mine That Bird's father is Birdstone, who won the 2004 Belmont Stakes to spoil Smarty Jones' Triple Crown bid; His grandfather is 1996 Derby winner Grindstone.
MAKINGS OF AN UNDERDOG
15 Horse's height in hands, about four or five inches shorter than most 3-year-olds.
$9,500 Amount that the horse sold for at auction as a yearling.
$374,000 Career earnings in eight starts before the Kentucky Derby.
