Bennie L. Woolley Jr.
| Chip Woolley | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | American Classic Race wins: Kentucky Derby (2009) |
| Significant horses | |
| Mine That Bird | |
Bennie L. "Chip" Woolley Jr. (born December 21, 1963, in
high school he studied for two years at Frank Phillips College in Borger, Texas. At age twenty he moved back to New Mexico to pursue a career in the horse racing
industry.
An accomplished rider who often exercises his own horses, Chip Woolley has operated a public stable since 1991. Based at
flat racing
.
In late 2008, the New Mexico racing partnership of Mark Allen (Double Eagle Ranch) and Dr. Leonard Blach (Buena Suerte Equine) turned over a
Sunland Derby. However, based on his career earnings in graded stakes races, he qualified as one of the twenty Kentucky Derby starters. Trainer Chip Woolley loaded Mine That Bird into a horse trailer attached to 2008 Ford F-450 pickup truck, and drove 1,700 miles over 21 hours from New Mexico to get to the big race.[1][2]
While in Louisville for the Kentucky Derby, Chip briefly dated Bobbie Brenner from Shelbyville, Kentucky.
Under jockey
U.S. Triple Crown series, the Belmont Stakes
, where he placed third.
In 2011, a book was published on him in French and English.[3]
References
- ^ Moran, Paul (2009-05-05). "Mine That Bird won, so now what?". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
- ^ Cook, Chris (2009-05-02). "Mine That Bird records shock Kentucky Derby win". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
- ISBN 9786200031006.