Congratulating Jockey Calvin Borel for his victory at the 135th Kentucky Derby.

Whereas Calvin Borel, born and raised in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, began riding match horse races at the age of 8 in the State of Louisiana;

Whereas Mr. Borel began his professional career as a jockey at the age of 16;

Whereas Mr. Borel is known for his work ethic and, even while ranked as a leading rider, often gallops horses and does stable chores for his brother before working horses in the morning;

Whereas Mr. Borel won his second Kentucky Derby riding Mine That Bird after riding Street Sense to victory in 2007;

Whereas, on May 2, 2009, Mr. Borel won the Kentucky Derby on Mine That Bird, a 50–1 long shot, a day after winning the Kentucky Oaks aboard favorite Rachel Alexandra;

Whereas it was only the second time since 1993 that a jockey has won the Oaks-Derby combo and just the seventh jockey overall to accomplish this feat in the same year; and

Whereas, on May 2, 2009, in 2 minutes and 2.17 seconds Mr. Borel and Mine That Bird completed the race and placed first: Now, therefore, be it