Calvin Borel aboard the winning Derby horse, Mine That Bird. (And I know someone who wasn't happy...) (AP)

Wall-to-wall people watching a race over 1,000 miles away. No mint juleps, but rum drinks and beer were in place.

It was insane — and it truly was a festive Derby-like atmosphere. Now, the longshot Mine That Bird won, and there was a little head-scratching going on: Thought I heard “Wait, which horse was that?”

One guy put it on me that his horse (The No. 6 — Friesan Fire) lost because I wasn’t rooting hard enough. Sorry, man. I’ll try harder next time.