Calvin Burel won another Kentucky Derby and vowed to win the Triple Crown, something that hasn't been done in over 30 years. I would love to see him do it...
Calvin H. Borel is an American jockey in thoroughbred horse racing and rode the victorious mount in the 2007 Kentucky Derby, the 2009 Kentucky Derby and the 2010 Kentucky Derby. Even though he won three Kentucky Derbys he is best known for being the regular pilot of the super filly Rachel Alexandra who he says is the best horse he has ever been on. His latter Derby win with Mine That Bird was the second biggest upset in Derby history behind Donerail, and Borel's winning margin of 6 3/4 lengths was the greatest in Derby history since Assault won by 8 lengths in 1946. On May 1, 2009, Borel won the Kentucky Oaks aboard Rachel Alexandra, only the second time since 1993 that a jockey has won the Oaks-Derby combo and just the seventh jockey overall to accomplish this feat in the same year. On May 16, 2009, Borel won the 2009 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico with Thoroughbred filly Rachel Alexandra. In doing so, Borel became the first jockey to win the first two jewels of the Triple Crown on different mounts. READ MORE
That being said, jockeys are still the strangest human beings on Earth. That is all
