Mike Smith (jockey)

Mike Smith
Smith in 2010
Occupation	Jockey
Born	(1965-08-10) August 10, 1965 (age 52) Roswell, New Mexico, U.S.
Career wins	5,440 As of 26-1-18[update]
Major racing wins
Grade I Stakes Wins Wood Memorial Stakes (1990, 1992, 1996), Ballerina Stakes (1991, 1999), Ogden Phipps Handicap (1991, 1994, 2017), Beldame Stakes (1991, 2012), Shuvee Handicap (1991, 1994), Hopeful Stakes (1991), Ruffian Handicap (1992, 1994, 1995), Acorn Stakes (1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2017), Coaching Club American Oaks (1993, 1997, 2000, 2016), Mother Goose Stakes (1993, 1997, 1998), Frizette Stakes (1993), Test Stakes (1993, 1998), Alabama Stakes (1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2016), Futurity Stakes (1993), Turf Classic Invitational (1993, 1997, 2013), Vosburgh Stakes (1993), Whitney Handicap (1993), Florida Derby (1994, 1995, 1996), Gazelle Handicap (1994, 2000), Metropolitan Handicap (1994, 2017), Ashland Stakes (1994, 1997, 2013), Go For Wand Handicap (1994, 1998), Top Flight Handicap (1994, 1995, 1996), Suburban Handicap (1994, 1998), Apple Blossom Handicap (1994, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2010), Haskell Invitational (1994, 1998), Travers Stakes (1994, 1998, 2016), Woodward Stakes (1994), Californian Stakes (1995), Spinster Stakes (1995, 2013), Sword Dancer Invitational (1996), NYRA (Cigar) Mile (1996), Personal Ensign Handicap (1997, 2013), Cotillion Handicap (2000, 2013), Clement L. Hirsch (John Henry) Turf Championship (2002), Milady Handicap (2002, 2003, 2008, 2009), Vanity Handicap (2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010), Santa Margarita Handicap (2002, 2004, 2010), Pacific Classic Stakes (2002, 2009, 2010, 2014), Lady's Secret/Zenyatta (2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014), Hollywood/Los Alamitos Futurity (2003, 2016), Hollywood Gold Cup (2004, 2013), La Brea Stakes (2004, 2007, 2013), Gamely Stakes (2004), Del Mar Oaks (2005, 2012), Santa Anita Derby (2007), Hollywood Derby (2007), Oak Leaf/Chandelier (2007, 2008, 2015), Goodwood/Awesome Again (2007, 2014), Arkansas Derby (2008, 2012), Del Mar Debutante (2008, 2015), Las Virgenes Stakes (2009, 2016, 2017), Santa Anita Oaks (2009, 2016), Shoemaker Mile Stakes (2009, 2017), Malibu Stakes (2009, 2014), Norfolk/FrontRunner (2010), Just A Game Handicap (2010), First Lady Stakes (2010), Diana Stakes (2010), Frank E. Kilroe Mile Handicap (2010), Santa Anita Sprint Championship (2011, 2013), Princess Rooney Handicap (2011), Bing Crosby Stakes (2012, 2013), American Oaks Stakes (2012, 2013), Delaware Handicap (2012, 2013), Santa Anita Handicap (2013, 2014, 2015), Cotillion Handicap (2013, 2016), Starlet Stakes (2015), Clark Handicap (2015), King's Bishop Stakes (2016), Pegasus World Cup (2017) American Classics wins: Kentucky Derby (2005) Preakness Stakes (1993) Belmont Stakes (2010, 2013) Kentucky Oaks (2013, 2017) Breeders' Cup wins Breeders' Cup Mile (1992, 1993) Breeders' Cup Sprint (1994, 2011) Breeders' Cup Turf (1994) Breeders' Cup Juvenile (1995, 2002) Breeders' Cup Distaff (1995, 1997, 2002, 2008, 2012) Breeders' Cup Classic (1997, 2009, 2011, 2016) Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (2008, 2015, 2017) Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (2012, 2013) Breeders' Cup Marathon (2013) Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (2013) Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (2014, 2016) Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (2016) International race wins: Irish 2,000 Guineas (1991) Queen's Plate (1997) E. P. Taylor Stakes (1999) Breeders' Stakes (2000) Dubai World Cup (2017)
Racing awards
ESPY Award for Top U.S. Jockey (1993) Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey (1993, 1994) Mike Venezia Memorial Award (1994) George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award (2000) Big Sport of Turfdom Award (2009/2010) Bill Shoemaker Award (2012, 2013, 2016) Laffit Pincay Jr. Award (2017)
Honours
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame (2003)
Significant horses
Awesome Again, Arrogate, Azeri, Bodemeister, Cherokee Run, Coronado's Quest, Drosselmeyer, Giacomo, Game On Dude, Holy Bull, Lure, Madeo, Mizdirection, Palace Malice, Prairie Bayou, Royal Delta, Shared Belief, Skip Away, Sky Beauty, Songbird, Stardom Bound, Thunder Gulch, Tiago, Unbridled's Song, Vindication, Zenyatta,

American Classics wins:
Kentucky Derby (2005)
Preakness Stakes (1993)
Belmont Stakes (2010, 2013)
Kentucky Oaks (2013, 2017)

Breeders' Cup wins
Breeders' Cup Mile (1992, 1993)
Breeders' Cup Sprint (1994, 2011)
Breeders' Cup Turf (1994)
Breeders' Cup Juvenile (1995, 2002)
Breeders' Cup Distaff (1995, 1997, 2002, 2008, 2012)
Breeders' Cup Classic (1997, 2009, 2011, 2016)
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (2008, 2015, 2017)
Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (2012, 2013)
Breeders' Cup Marathon (2013)
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (2013)
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (2014, 2016)
Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (2016)

International race wins:

Michael Earl "Mike" 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, 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 26 Breeders' Cup wins. Smith is also second leading jockey all-time in earnings with over $306 million.

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