David Cotey
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David Cotey is a Canadian
Thoroughbred
racehorse trainer
. Near the beginning of the 1990s, he formed the nom de course Dominion Bloodstock to purchase and race Thoroughbreds with partners Hugh Galbraith and Derek Ball. In 2001, he began his training career, earning his first win on May 25 then a few months later the Manitoba Derby
at Assiniboia Downs
in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In 2002, he won the Canadian Derby
at Northlands Park
in Edmonton, Alberta.
winner, a horse named Mine That Bird
he purchased for $9,500.(His first being Lady Shari who won the Top Three Year Old Filly category in 2002.) Raced as a partnership with two other investors, while maintaining a half-interest for himself, Cotey conditioned the gelding
for racing. At age two, Mine That Bird raced at Woodbine Racetrack
in Toronto
where he won four of six starts. Jockey Chantal Sutherland
rode him to victory in the Silver Deputy Stakes
and the Swynford Stakes
then, after she and the horse won the Grey Stakes
on October 11, 2008, Cotey and his partners accepted a $400,000 offer from the New Mexico
partnership of Double Eagle Ranch and Bueno Suerte Equine. Voted the 2008 Canadian Champion 2-yr-old Male Horse
.
David Cotey had believed in Mine That Bird so much that he nominated him for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile
and the Kentucky Derby
. For his new owners, on May 2, 2009 Mine That Bird won the United States' most prestigious race, the Kentucky Derby
. In the post race ceremony, winning trainer Chip Woolley
said: "A guy named Dave Cotey in Canada is the guy who really qualified this horse to be here. He deserves a lot of the credit and deserves to be here." http://www.torontosun.com/sports/2009/05/02/9328231.html
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racehorse trainer
Horse trainer
In horse racing, a trainer prepares a horse for races, with responsibility for exercising it, getting it race-ready and determining which races it should enter...
. Near the beginning of the 1990s, he formed the nom de course Dominion Bloodstock to purchase and race Thoroughbreds with partners Hugh Galbraith and Derek Ball. In 2001, he began his training career, earning his first win on May 25 then a few months later the Manitoba Derby
Manitoba Derby
The Manitoba Derby is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the beginning of August at Assiniboia Downs in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. A nongraded stakes race for three-year-olds, it is contested on dirt over a distance of 1⅛ miles ....
at Assiniboia Downs
Assiniboia Downs
Assiniboia Downs is a Canadian horse race track opened in June 1958 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The main track is a six-and-one-half furlong oval....
in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In 2002, he won the Canadian Derby
Canadian Derby
The Canadian Derby is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Northlands Park in Edmonton, Alberta. A Grade III event held near the end of August, it is open to thee-year-old horses and is raced on dirt over a distance of one and three-eights miles...
at Northlands Park
Northlands Park
Northlands Park is the "Alberta A circuit" horse racing track at Northlands in Edmonton, Alberta. The horse racing season generally consists of a spring harness meet from February/March, a Thoroughbred meet from May/June to September/October and a fall harness meet to mid-December. Northlands Park...
in Edmonton, Alberta.
Mine That Bird
In 2008, Cotey conditioned his second Sovereign AwardSovereign Award
The Sovereign Award is given annually since 1975 by the Jockey Club of Canada to the outstanding horses and people in Canadian Thoroughbred racing.The most prestigious award for horses is Sovereign Horse of the Year....
winner, a horse named Mine That Bird
Mine That Bird
Mine That Bird is a retired American racehorse. He is best known for being one of only nine geldings to win the Kentucky Derby, and the second gelding to win the race since 1929...
he purchased for $9,500.(His first being Lady Shari who won the Top Three Year Old Filly category in 2002.) Raced as a partnership with two other investors, while maintaining a half-interest for himself, Cotey conditioned the gelding
Gelding
A gelding is a castrated horse or other equine such as a donkey or a mule. Castration, and the elimination of hormonally driven behavior associated with a stallion, allows a male horse to be calmer and better-behaved, making the animal quieter, gentler and potentially more suitable as an everyday...
for racing. At age two, Mine That Bird raced at Woodbine Racetrack
Woodbine Racetrack
Woodbine Racetrack is a Canadian racetrack for Thoroughbred horse races located at 555 Rexdale Blvd. in the city of Toronto, Ontario. It is the only horseracing track in North America which stages, or is capable of staging, thoroughbred and standardbred horseracing programs on the same day...
in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
where he won four of six starts. Jockey Chantal Sutherland
Chantal Sutherland
Chantal Sutherland is a Canadian model, television personality and jockey in North American Thoroughbred horse racing. She is referred to as the Danica Patrick of horse racing...
rode him to victory in the Silver Deputy Stakes
Silver Deputy Stakes
The Silver Deputy Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the fourth week of August at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Open to two-year-old horses, it is contested over a distance of six and one hald furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt.In 2006, the race was run at...
and the Swynford Stakes
Swynford Stakes
Swynford Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race held annually in late September at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. One of the track's top races for North American two-year-olds, it is raced on dirt over a distance of seven furlongs....
then, after she and the horse won the Grey Stakes
Grey Stakes
The Grey Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race held annuallyduring the first week of October at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto. A Grade III, it is open to two-year-old horses and is raced on dirt at a distance of 11/16 miles...
on October 11, 2008, Cotey and his partners accepted a $400,000 offer from the New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
partnership of Double Eagle Ranch and Bueno Suerte Equine. Voted the 2008 Canadian Champion 2-yr-old Male Horse
Sovereign Award for Champion 2-Year-Old Male Horse
The Canadian Champion Two-Year-Old Coltis a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing honor. Created in 1975 by the Jockey Club of Canada, it is part of the Sovereign Awards program and is awarded annually to the top 2-Year-Old male Thoroughbred horse competing in Canada.Past winners: -References:*...
.
David Cotey had believed in Mine That Bird so much that he nominated him for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile
Breeders' Cup Juvenile
The Breeders' Cup Juvenile is a Thoroughbred horse race for 2-year-old colts and geldings raced on dirt. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships....
and the Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry...
. For his new owners, on May 2, 2009 Mine That Bird won the United States' most prestigious race, the Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry...
. In the post race ceremony, winning trainer Chip Woolley
Bennie L. Woolley, Jr.
Bennie L. "Chip" Woolley Jr. is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer best known for conditioning the 2009 winner of the Kentucky Derby. One of the five children of Ann and Bennie Woolley, Sr., he grew up in Dalhart, Texas where his parents still live...
said: "A guy named Dave Cotey in Canada is the guy who really qualified this horse to be here. He deserves a lot of the credit and deserves to be here." http://www.torontosun.com/sports/2009/05/02/9328231.html