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Article: Crowd of 153,563 Witnesses History as Longshot Mine That Bird Wins Kentucky Derby 135.
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- Entertainment Newsweekly
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- May 22, 2009
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A crowd of 153,563 witnessed Kentucky Derby history on Saturday as Double Eagle Ranch and Buena Suerte Equine's Mine That Bird scored a stunning upset at odds of 50-1 and captured the 135th Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands by 6 3/4 lengths in a field of 19.
The attendance figure marks the ninth time that Kentucky Derby Day attendance has topped 150,000. Combined attendance for the 2009 Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks was 258,430, exceeding the combined attendance of both events from one year prior.
Excluding the Kentucky Derby race, total wagering from all sources on the Kentucky Derby Day card was $51,406,269, up 2.6 percent from the 2008 figure ...