RACING NEWS: Mine That Bird, who stunned the racing world when he won the 2009 Kentucky Derby at 50-1 odds, has been retired. "They told me they were going to pick him up and take him home," trainer D. Wayne Lukas said of owners Dr. Leonard Blach and Mark Allen. "He is just not mentally into it." Lukas said Mine That Bird will be sent to Blach’s Buena Surte Ranch in Roswell, N.M. Lukas said the decision was made Nov. 7, one day after Mine That Bird finished 10th in the 12-horse field in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I). "We talked it over quite thoroughly before the race," Lukas said. "His weight was excellent and he was still physically sound. He was just going through the motions. I am really disappointed about the Mile. Before the race, I really thought we were going to win it but he didn’t get the trip and the winner (Dakota Phone) ran a great race."
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