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 Mine That Bird Wins Kentucky Derby Proving Long Shots Are Winners!

The Kentucky Derby is all about MAGIC. 153,563 people(Famous ones included) show up at Churchill Downs in Louisville the first Saturday in May each year dressed up in all their hat-topped finery to witness with their own eyes...MAGIC.

Soggy from the rain, Kentucky Derby 2009 did not disappoint.

Mine That Bird and home town jockey Calvin Borel proved to the world that the long shot was just as good or better.

Mine That Bird was an inexpensive yearling that was bought for $9500. This may sound expensive if you are not in the Thoroughbred horse racing business. Compare this to millions that buyers spend on these animals. I once saw one sell for 6.1 million at Keeneland Sales! So $9500 sounds cheap compared to that.

Mine That Bird was brought into Kentucky for the Derby from New Mexico on a 21 hour truck ride. He had never raced  in mud and ran 4th in his last race.

Calvin Borel is a 40 year old jockey with an eighth-grade education but hard working and a never quit attitude.

Combined, they stunned the Kentucky Derby crowd that had planned on the favorites winning. These were fabulous horses that millions of dollars had been invested and the most expensive of training with the flavor of the month jockeys on top. The most exquisite Mint Julep eye candy!

With six and three quarters smokin lengths to spare, Mine That Bird flew at warp speed through the other horses along the rail, past the finish line and into history. It was unbelieveable how fast it went down!

As they were ponied back along the grandstand, the jockey, Calvin Borel was ecstatically screaming with fists pumping into the air.

Beyond him, I could see that most of the well heeled crowd was not. In shock that they had bet on the wrong horse. Disappointed that they had been duped into following what was hyped and lavishly presented as potential winners.

What Calvin and Mine That Bird did was prove was that it doesn't take loads of money, fame or support to win. It only takes heart and luck. Simple stuff. 

America is like that. We live in a fabulous country and constantly think we aren't good enough, aren't rich or have the education with degrees until we are shown that it's not important. The inexperienced, dollar-lite and under-educated can still win here. We should feel proud that we can achieve anything we put our thought and mind to.

Magic can happen if you choose to believe.

Lizette Fitzpatrick- Principal Broker at Lizette Realty.

#1 featured Kentucky Realtor on Activerain.com and Localism.com.

Publisher/Author for the only Central Kentucky email newsletter on local real estate listings and sold properties, Kentucky relocation, local events, homeowner information and fun!

For more information on Lizette, Kentucky Horse Farms, Lizette Realty, Madison County, Fayette County, Richmond or Lexington KY real estate 

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See for yourself what Lizette's extraordinary clients have to say about their Kentucky Real Estate experience. Copyright © 2009 By Lizette Fitzpatrick, All Rights Reserved *Mine That Bird Wins Kentucky Derby Proving Long Shots Are Winners!*

St James Art Show In Louisville KY

I can hardly believe that almost a year has gone by and it will be time once again to see all the wonderful art at the St James Art Show. This is one of my favorite Kentucky Festivals!

The 52nd annual show will be on October 3rd - 5th this year. Hopefully, we will have some cooler weather than the last time I attended. My Mom and I almost melted from the over 90 degree weather.

My suggestions for your visit might be:

Dress in something cool.

Drink plenty of liquids.

Wear comfortable shoes to be on pavement all day.

Park in the neighborhood surrounding St. James Court. Residents rent out spots in their yards or driveways. That way you can carry back goodies to your car or just take a break and relax. Pay them...it's worth the price.

To check out more pictures and get official info check out St. James Art Show Website. There are some awesome pictures or the booths, art and festival attendees.

The show is in old Louisville, a historic preservation district. The houses date to 1870's and are made of brick with loads of stained glass windows. The neighborhood is the largest preservation district featuring almost entirely Victorian architecture in the USA.

Most of the homes are in the Victorian-era styles of Romanesque, Queen Anne, Italianate.

More about the history.

Plan to stay the day because it will take that long to visit all the booths with art.

The first time I visited, I went back on the last day(Sunday) to bargain for a particular piece of art. I have to say that the artist really did let me have a good deal.

One thing I did was pick up a few seeds(Indian Cigars my Dad used to call them) from a stately Caltapa tree in St. James Court and now I have two of the offsprings growing in my yard. 

Determine your strategy and go have a good time. I will be counting the days till October 3rd!

Lizette Fitzpatrick- Principal Broker at Lizette Realty.

#1 featured Kentucky Realtor on Activerain.com and Localism.com.

Publisher/Author for the only Central Kentucky email newsletter on local real estate listings and sold properties, Kentucky relocation, local events, homeowner information and fun!

For more information on Lizette, Kentucky Horse Farms, Lizette Realty, Madison County, Fayette County, Richmond or Lexington KY real estate 

click on Lizette.us.

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Let me tell you that it was HOT here last weekend!

This is my third year for traveling on down to the St. James Court Art Show. I took my Mom with me and with map in hand we figured out what end of the festival we wanted to start in.

After circling around a bit I located a place to park for $10 in an alley close to 4th Street. After driving around awhile I was willing to pay the guy $20! The place was packed and if you want a good parking place you will need to pay a few bucks for it!

Suddenly, the ice cold air conditioning in my car was something I yearned for all day! It was HOTas blue blazes about there. We walked for miles between wonderful art, delicious smelling food, musicians, crafts and jewelry treasures. Did I tell you it was HOT? Just like we were in New Orleans on a steamy day!  If I stood too long in one spot I was sure my sandals were gonna be glued to to the pavement.

I looked over at my Mom (She's 76) and she was having a meltdown too! Why in the world is it in the 90's in Kentucky, in October? Does this have something to do with global warming? I kept asking her if she was OK because I knew I was dying! LOL

This was on St. James Ct. where the fountain was. Can you imagine painting a huge house pink?

I loved these dapple grey horses that the police rode. Everyone wanted to pet them.

The real estate was art candy for the eyes!

Well....we had a great time and enjoyed lots of food and plenty water. It sure felt great to get back into the car!

Lizette Fitzpatrick - Baby Boomer Real Estate Relocation Specialist with Prudential Don Foster in Richmond, Kentucky.

Rated number #1 featured Kentucky Realtor on Activerain.com and Localism.com. Publisher/Author for the only Central Kentucky email newsletter on local real estate listings and sold properties, Kentucky relocation, local events, homeowner information and fun! For more information on Lizette, Kentucky Horse Farms, Prudential Don Foster, Madison County, Fayette County, Richmond or Lexington, Kentucky click on Lizette.us.

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