1. Calvin H Borel was born on November 7,1966 and 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.
21 Facts About Calvin Borel
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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 time overall a jockey has accomplished this feat in the same year.
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On May 16,2009, Calvin Borel won the 2009 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico with thoroughbred filly Rachel Alexandra.
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In doing so, Calvin Borel became the first jockey to win the first two jewels of the Triple Crown on different mounts.
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Calvin Borel's nickname is "Bo'rail'" due to his penchant for riding close to the rail to save ground.
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Calvin Borel began racing horses in the bush tracks near his hometown of Catahoula and started riding in match races at the age of eight.
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Calvin Borel turned to training horses at Delta Downs in Vinton, Louisiana.
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Over a career spanning 25 years, Calvin Borel has become known for his tireless work ethic as well as an ability to slip up the rail to save ground.
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Calvin Borel next had a close second-place finish aboard Street Sense in the Preakness Stakes to Curlin.
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On July 5,2007, Calvin Borel became the sixth jockey in the history of Churchill Downs to win six races on a single race card.
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On May 16,2009, Calvin Borel won the Preakness Stakes on Rachel Alexandra.
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However, on June 6,2009, Calvin Borel finished third on Mine That Bird in the Belmont Stakes, failing to accomplish a jockey Triple Crown.
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Calvin Borel then rode her to a six-length victory over Belmont Stakes winner Summer Bird in the Haskell Invitational.
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Calvin Borel was named the winner of the 2010 George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award.
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On June 4,2010, Calvin Borel became only the second jockey to win 1,000 career races at Churchill Downs, joining Hall of Famer Pat Day.
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On March 7,2013, Calvin Borel earned his 5,000th victory at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas while riding Hezunusual in the 6th race.
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Calvin Borel dedicated the win to his agent of over 20 years, Jerry Hissam who retired that year due to chronic pancreas issues after undergoing gall bladder surgery.
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Calvin Borel is the 26th North American jockey to reach 5000 victories.
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Calvin Borel was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2011 and to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2013.
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Calvin Borel played himself in the 2014 feature film 50 to 1, about Mine that Bird's 2009 Kentucky Derby win.
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On March 30,2016, Calvin Borel announced he would be retiring from horse racing.