Richard Migliore

Richard Migliore
Occupation	Jockey, Sports analyst
Born	March 14, 1964 Babylon, New York, United States
Career wins	4,450
Major racing wins
Click to view Gallant Fox Handicap (1981) Knickerbocker Handicap (1981) Wood Memorial Stakes (1985) Whirlaway Stakes (1985, 2010) Kelso Breeders' Cup Handicap (1985) Jaipur Stakes (1986, 1996) Busher Stakes (1989) Laurel Futurity Stakes (1991) Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes (1991) Monmouth Breeders' Cup Oaks (1991) Delaware Handicap (1994) Beldame Stakes (1997, 1989) Gazelle Stakes (1989, 2009) Manhattan Handicap (1989) Iroquois Handicap (1992) Remsen Stakes (1996) Pegasus Stakes (1996) Honorable Miss Handicap (1997) Go For Wand Handicap (1997) Mike Lee Handicap (1997, 1995) Queens County Handicap (1997) Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes (1998) Lake George Stakes (1998) Cicada Stakes (1998) First Flight Handicap (1998) Sport Page Breeders' Cup Handicap (1998, 1984) Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes (2000) Dwyer Stakes (2000) Red Smith Handicap (2000) Commonwealth Breeders' Cup Stakes (2000) Cowdin Stakes (2000, 1998) Demoiselle Stakes (2000, 1998) Old Hat Stakes (1999) Personal Ensign Handicap (2001) Frank J. DeFrancis Memorial Dash Stakes (2002) Lake Placid Handicap (2001, 1998) Spinster Stakes (2001) General Douglas MacArthur Handicap (2001) Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (2001) Ohio Derby (2002) Saranac Stakes (2002) Sabin Stakes (2002) Grey Breeders' Cup Stakes (2002) Carter Handicap (2002) Gallant Bloom Handicap (2003, 1998, 1996) Ballerina Handicap (2003) Fourstardave Handicap (2003) Damon Runyon Stakes (2003) E. P. Taylor Stakes (2003) Stuyvesant Handicap (2003) Belmont Lexington Stakes (2003) Man o' War Stakes (2003, 1985) Vagrancy Handicap (2003, 1981) New York Stallion Series (2003, 1998, 1996, 1993, 1985) Brooklyn Handicap (2004, 2003) Ladies Handicap (2004, 2003. 1998) Kent Breeders' Cup Stakes (2004) Florida Derby (2004) Hall of Fame (2004) Jamaica Handicap (2004, 1996, 1986) Noble Damsel Breeders' Cup Handicap (2005) Stymie Handicap (2005, 1993) Gotham Stakes (2005, 2003, 1985) Distaff Breeders' Cup Handicap (2005, 2004, 1998, 1997) Bernard Baruch Handicap (2005, 2003, 1985) Victory Ride Stakes (2005) Dominion Day Stakes (2006) Kings Point Handicap (2006) Indiana Derby (2006) Toboggan Handicap (2006, 2003, 2002, 1999, 1997, 1985) Fall Highweight Handicap (2006, 1997, 1987) Pacific Classic Stakes (2007) Frank E. Kilroe Mile Handicap (2007) Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap (2007, 2008) Norfolk Stakes (United States) (2007) Baldwin Stakes (2007) Miesque Stakes (2008) Withers Stakes (2009) Test Stakes (2009) Super Derby (2009) Ruthless Stakes (2010) Breeders Cup wins: Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (2008)
Racing awards
Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey (1981) Eddie Arcaro Award from the New York Turf Writers Association Mike Venezia Memorial Award (2003) George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award (2008)
Significant horses
Hidden Lake, Funny Cide, Artie Schiller, Fourstardave, Albert the Great, Kip Deville, Wando, Friends Lake, Say Florida Sandy. Student Council, Desert Code

Richard Migliore (born March 14, 1964 in Babylon, New York) is a retired American jockey. He now works as a racing analyst for HRTV, New York Racing Association and Fox Sports 1. He was nicknamed "The Mig," which is a type of Russian fighter jet, for his tenacious style of riding. He lives with his wife, Carmela, and children in Millbrook, New York.

Migliore grew up in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. When he was 11, his family moved into a bigger house. On a bike ride as a child, Migliore droce down a road that ended at a dressage horse farm called Hunting Hollow Farm, which was managed by Hugh Cassidy. Cassidy gave Migliore his first chance to work with horses and his first riding lessons. Before he was 13 years old, Migliore and a few friends bought ponies to start a pony-ride business. The pony rides turned into pony racing on the athletic fields of the Brentwood schools. They trained the ponies themselves and rode them, charging a $5 entry fee for others who raced. The day Migliore saw Willie Shoemaker win the Marlboro Cup aboard Forego on TV, he decided to be a jockey. Migliore grew to be only 5'4” and weigh 112 pounds.

Trainer Stephen A. DiMauro gave him his first job at a track and taught how to ride a race horse.

His first mount was on September 29, 1980, and his first win was less than a month later aboard Good Grip at Meadowlands Racetrack. In 1981, Migliore won the Eclipse Award as the leading apprentice jockey at the age of 17.

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