Pat Day

Pat Day
Pat Day
Occupation	Jockey
Born	October 13, 1953 (age 71); Brush, Colorado, United States
Career wins	8,803
Major racing wins
	American Classics wins:; Kentucky Derby (1992); Preakness Stakes; (1985, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996); Belmont Stakes (1989, 1994, 2000) Breeders' Cup wins:; Breeders' Cup Classic; (1984, 1990, 1998, 1999); Breeders' Cup Distaff (1986, 1991, 2001); Breeders' Cup Juvenile (1994, 1997); Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (1987, 1994); Breeders' Cup Turf (1987) Major Stakes Wins Jockey Club Gold Cup (1976, 1985, 1989); Test Stakes (1976, 1983, 2001); Go For Wand Handicap (1976, 1986, 1995, 2004); Travers Stakes (1983, 1987, 1989, 2003); Secretariat Stakes (1983, 1991, 1995); Spinster Stakes (1983, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2004); American Derby (1983, 1984, 1992); Arlington Classic (1983, 1984, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996); Blue Grass Stakes (1984, 1990, 1999, 2000); Clark Handicap (1984, 1985, 1990, 2000); Ballerina Stakes (1984, 1994, 2000); Apple Blossom Handicap (1985, 1991, 1995); Stephen Foster Handicap (1985, 1998, 2003); Whitney Stakes (1986, 1987, 1989, 1995, 1998); Suburban Handicap (1986, 1988, 1990); Arkansas Derby (1986, 1987, 1997); Beldame Stakes (1986, 1994); Marlboro Cup (1987); Sword Dancer Stakes (1987, 1997, 2001, 2002); Humana Distaff Stakes (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2001, 2004); Kentucky Oaks (1988, 2000); Champagne Stakes (1988, 1994); Super Derby (1988, 2003); Turf Classic Stakes (1988, 1994, 1996); Hollywood Gold Cup (1989); Wood Memorial (1989, 2002); United Nations Handicap (1989, 1992, 2002); Pimlico Special (1989, 1996); King's Bishop Stakes (1989, 1995, 2000); Hopeful Stakes (1989, 1997); Woodward Stakes (1989); Florida Derby (1990); Manhattan Handicap (1992, 1994); Spinaway Stakes (1992, 1994, 2002); Acorn Stakes (1992); Arlington Million (1994); Frizette Stakes (1994, 1998); Washington, D.C. International (1994); Personal Ensign Handicap (1995, 1998); Ogden Phipps Handicap (1995, 1998); Gazelle Handicap (1997, 1998, 2003); Haskell Invitational Stakes (1999); Swaps Stakes (1999); Starlet Stakes (1999); Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (1999); Santa Anita Oaks (2000); Mother Goose Stakes (2000); Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap (2001); Garden City Handicap (2001, 2004); Alabama Stakes (2002); ; ; International race wins:; Canadian Triple Crown (1991); Canadian International Stakes (1991, 1995); Woodbine Mile (1991, 2002)
Racing awards
	Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey; (1984, 1986, 1987, 1991); U.S. Champion Jockey by wins; (1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991); U.S. Champion Jockey by earnings; (1999, 2000); George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award (1985); Mike Venezia Memorial Award (1995); Big Sport of Turfdom Award (2005)
Honors
	National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame (1991); Fair Grounds Racing Hall of Fame (1992); Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame (1999); Pat Day Mile Stakes at Churchill Downs; Statue at Churchill Downs
Significant horses
	Easy Goer, Awesome Again, Azeri, Cat Thief, Dance Smartly, Favorite Trick, Heavenly Prize, Lil E. Tee, Java Gold, Lady's Secret, Louis Quatorze, Paradise Creek, Seeking the Gold, Sky Classic, Summer Squall, Tabasco Cat, Tank's Prospect, Theatrical, Timber Country, Unbridled, Wild Again

Patrick Alan "Pat" Day (born October 13, 1953, in Brush, Colorado) is a retired American jockey. He is a four-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1991 and the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 1999.^[2] Day won nine Triple Crown races and 12 Breeders' Cup races. He was once the leader for career Breeders' Cup wins though he was later surpassed as the events were expanded after he retired.

Pat Day retired in 2005 with 8,803 wins (ranked fourth all-time) and as the all-time leading jockey in money earned.^[3] He was a dominant rider on the Kentucky riding circuit and holds all of the career riding records at Churchill Downs and Keeneland.^[4]^[5]^[6] Day's signature wins include winning the inaugural $3 million Breeders' Cup Classic in 1984 aboard Wild Again^[7] and his partnership with Easy Goer in a rivalry with Sunday Silence.^[8]

^ "Equibase profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
^ "ASHOF Inductees" (PDF). Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame. 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
^ "Hall of Famer Day Retires; To Assist With Racetrack Chaplaincy Program". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
^ "Churchill Downs To Salute Pat Day Nov. 12". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
^ "Keeneland to Salute Hall of Fame Jockey Pat Day". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
^ Eisenberg, John (1996). The Longest Shot: Lil E. Tee and the Kentucky Derby. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813148779. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
^ Cite error: The named reference DayShares was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Racing's Unforgettable Rivalries: Sunday Silence and Easy Goer". www.americasbestracing.net. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

[EquibaseProfile-1] "Equibase profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

[2] "ASHOF Inductees" (PDF). Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame. 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2018-10-17.

[DayRetires-3] "Hall of Famer Day Retires; To Assist With Racetrack Chaplaincy Program". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

[ChurchillSalutes-4] "Churchill Downs To Salute Pat Day Nov. 12". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

[KeenelandSalute-5] "Keeneland to Salute Hall of Fame Jockey Pat Day". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

[6] Eisenberg, John (1996). The Longest Shot: Lil E. Tee and the Kentucky Derby. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813148779. Retrieved May 19, 2017.

[DayShares-7] Cite error: The named reference DayShares was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Rivalries-8] "Racing's Unforgettable Rivalries: Sunday Silence and Easy Goer". www.americasbestracing.net. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

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