Bennie L. "Chip" Woolley Jr. (born December 21, 1963, in Raton, New Mexico) is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer best known for conditioning the 2009 winner of the Kentucky Derby.
In late 2008, the New Mexico racing partnership of Mark Allen (Double Eagle Ranch) and Dr. Leonard Blach (Buena Suerte Equine) turned over a gelding named Mine That Bird to the care of Chip Woolley.
The horse had won four straight races in Canada but ran last in the October 25 Breeders' Cup Juvenile in his debut for his new American owners.
Trainer Chip Woolley loaded Mine That Bird into a horse trailer attached to a 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] Under jockey Calvin Borel, Mine That Bird won the Kentucky Derby, instantly making Chip Woolley one of the most talked about racing personalities in America.