Mike E. Smith

Mike Smith
Mike Smith
	Smith in 2010
Full name	Michael Earl Smith
Occupation	Jockey
Born	August 10, 1965 (age 59); Dexter, New Mexico, U.S.
Career wins	5,749 As of July 7, 2024
Major racing wins
	American Classics wins:; United States Triple Crown (2018); Kentucky Derby (2005, 2018); Preakness Stakes (1993, 2018); Belmont Stakes (2010, 2013, 2018); Breeders' Cup wins; Breeders' Cup Marathon (2013); Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (2013); Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (2016); Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (2014, 2016); Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (2012, 2013); Breeders' Cup Sprint (1994, 2011); Breeders' Cup Mile (1992, 1993); Breeders' Cup Distaff (1995, 1997, 2002, 2008, 2012); Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (2008, 2015, 2017); Breeders' Cup Juvenile (1995, 2002, 2021); Breeders' Cup Turf (1994); Breeders' Cup Classic (1997, 2009, 2011, 2016); Grade I Stakes Wins Acorn Stakes 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2017; Alabama Stakes 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2016; American Oaks 2012, 2013, 2017; Apple Blossom Invitational Stakes 1994, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2019; Arkansas Derby 2012, 2019; Ashland Stakes 1994, 1997, 2013; Awesome Again Stakes / Goodwood Stakes 2007, 2014; Ballerina Stakes 1991, 1999, 2018; Beholder Mile Stakes / Vanity Stakes 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2018; Beldame Invitational Stakes 1991, 2012; Bing Crosby Stakes 2012, 2013; Caesars International Handicap 1994; Californian Stakes 1995; Chandelier / Oak Leaf Stakes 2007, 2008, 2015; Clark Handicap 2015; Clement L. Hirsch Memorial Turf Championship Stakes 2002; Clement L. Hirsch Stakes 2009, 2010, 2018; Coaching Club American Oaks 1993, 1997, 2000, 2016, 2017; Cotillion Stakes 2000, 2013, 2016, 2018; Delaware Handicap 2013, 2017; Del Mar Debutante Stakes 2008, 2015; Del Mar Oaks 2005, 2012; Diana Stakes 2010; Eddie Read Stakes 2014, 2015; E. P. Taylor Stakes 1999; First Lady Stakes 2010; Florida Derby 1994, 1995, 1996; Forego Stakes 2017; Frank E. Kilroe Mile Handicap 2010; Frizette Stakes 1993; Futurity Stakes 1993; Gamely Breeders' Cup Handicap 2004; Gazelle Handicap 1994, 2000; Go For Wand Handicap 1994, 1998; Hollywood Gold Cup Handicap 2004, 2013; Haskell Invitational Handicap 1994, 1998, 2020, 2023; Hollywood Derby 2007; Hopeful Stakes 1991; Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Stakes 1993, 1997, 2013; Just A Game Stakes 2010; Kentucky Oaks (2013, 2017); King's Bishop Stakes 2016; La Brea Stakes 2004, 2007, 2015, 2017, 2019; Las Virgenes Stakes 2009; Los Alamitos Futurity / Hollywood Futurity 2003, 2016, 2017; Malibu Stakes 2009, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020; Meadowlands Cup Handicap 1994; Metropolitan Handicap 1994, 2017; Milady Breeders' Cup Handicap 2002, 2003; Mother Goose Stakes 1993, 1997, 1998; Norfolk Stakes 2010; NYRA Mile Handicap 1996; Ogden Phipps Stakes / Hempstead Handicap 1991, 1994, 2017, 2018, 2019; Pacific Classic Stakes 2002, 2009, 2010, 2014; Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes 2017; Pennsylvania Derby 2017, 2018, 2022; Personal Ensign Stakes / John A. Morris Handicap 1997, 2013, 2018, 2019; Princess Rooney Handicap 2011; Rodeo Drive Stakes 2019; Ruffian Handicap 1992, 1994, 1995; San Carlos Handicap 2002; San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap 1995; Santa Anita Derby 2007, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022; Santa Anita Handicap 2013, 2014, 2015; Santa Anita Oaks 2009, 2016, 2018; Santa Anita Sprint Championship Stakes / Ancient Title Stakes 2011, 2013, 2019; Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap 2002, 2004, 2010; Shoemaker Mile Stakes 2009, 2017; Shuvee Handicap 1991, 1994; Spinster Stakes 1995, 2013; Starlet Stakes 2015; Suburban Handicap 1994, 1996; Sword Dancer Invitational Handicap 1996; Test Stakes 1993, 1998; Top Flight Handicap 1994, 1995, 1996; Travers Stakes 1994, 1998, 2016, 2017; Vosburgh Stakes 1993; Whitney Handicap 1993, 2019; Wood Memorial Stakes 1990, 1992; Woodward Stakes 1994; Zenyatta Stakes / Lady's Secret Stakes 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014; ; 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 (1994, 2019); 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); Triple Crown (2018)
Honors
	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, Justify, Lure, Madeo, Midnight Bisou, Mizdirection, Palace Malice, Prairie Bayou, Royal Delta, Shared Belief, Skip Away, Sky Beauty, Songbird, Stardom Bound, Thunder Gulch, Tiago, Unbridled's Song, Vindication, West Coast, Zenyatta

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.^[2] Smith is also the third leading jockey of all time in earnings with over $336 million.^[3] In 2018, Smith rode Justify to the Triple Crown, becoming the oldest jockey to win the title at age 52.

^ "Mike E. Smith. –Jockey profile". Equibase. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
^ "Leading Breeders' Cup Jockey Stats". Breeders' Cup. October 21, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
^ "All Time Leaders – Jockeys". Equibase. January 26, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2018.

[1] "Mike E. Smith. –Jockey profile". Equibase. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

[2] "Leading Breeders' Cup Jockey Stats". Breeders' Cup. October 21, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2017.

[3] "All Time Leaders – Jockeys". Equibase. January 26, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2018.

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