Mine that Bird skipped over the mud while the others sunk down into the mud like quicksand. Mine that Bird was the only proven mudder before the race. He had won on mud before the Derby. I think his first race ever he won on mud. None of the others had ever won on mud. Mine that Bird was a small horse with wide feet. He was running like he had ice skates on a frozen pond compared to the others who were lumbering heavy and slow.