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Michael Earl Smith (born August 10, 1965) is an American jockey who has been one of the leading riders in U.S. Thoroughbred racing since the early 1990s, was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2003 and has won the most Breeders' Cup races of any jockey with 27 victories.
- 5,623 As of September 20, 2021[update]
- August 10, 1965 (age 58), Dexter, New Mexico, U.S.
- Michael Earl Smith
- Jockey
After learning to ride at the bush tracks at the age of 11, Smith took out a license at age 16. Smith rose to stardom in the 1990s, winning the first of his record 27 Breeders’ Cup races in 1992, and winning the Eclipse Award in 1993 and 1994. In 1993, Smith set a North American record with 62 stakes victories.
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YearStarts1st2ndCareer34,6205,7444,857202410317112023249362820223136343Bio. Mike Smith was born in Roswell, New Mexico, August 10, 1965. Smith began riding races in New Mexico at age 11. Shortly after launching his licensed career in 1982 at age 16, he won his first race with Forever Man at Santa Fe in New Mexico. Suffered major injuries in two separate spills in 1998.
10 de jun. de 2018 · In sweeping the big three races for 3-year-olds, Smith becomes the oldest jockey to win the Triple Crown. It’s the pinnacle of a career that has seen him win more than 5,400 races, including a record 26 in the Breeders’ Cup, and now seven Triple Crown races. His mounts have earned more than $310 million.
The oldest race on Mike E. Smith's record is a maiden special weight from May 7, 1982, at Santa Fe. He was 16 at the time. One month and around 40 races later, he got his first wins at Santa Fe riding California Reign and Future Man on the same day. Within a year, he had left New Mexico to ride at tracks across the country, eventually settling ...
25 de may. de 2018 · All-time leading jockey in Breeders’ Cup history. Two-time Eclipse Award champion and Kentucky Derby (G1) winner. Regular rider of Hall of Famers from Azeri to Zenyatta. “Big Money Mike.” As that rapid-fire summary suggests, jockey Mike Smith has reached the pinnacle of the sport.
