BORN; AUGUST 10, 1965 IN ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO … INDUCTED INTO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF RACING AND HALL OF FAME … MOST WINS IN BREEDER’S CUP RACES (22) … IN 1991 BECAME ONE OF THE FEW AMERICAN JOCKEYS TO WIN A EUROPEAN CLASSIC BY CLAIMING VICTORY IN THE IRISH 2000 GUINESS ABOARD FOURSTARS ALLSTAR … IN 2005 RODE 50-1 LONGSHOT GIACOMO TO VICTORY IN THE KENTUCKY DERBY … EARNED THE 5000TH VICTORY WHEN HE TEAMED WITH 2011 SPRINT CHAMPION, AMAZOMBIE ON APRIL 7, 2012 … AS OF 6-28-16: CAREER WINS – 5335 … CAREER EARNINGS $275,489,991 (4TH ALL-TIME)
“Wasn’t that awesome? I don’t know what it looked like, but it was fun as hell to ride. I kind of feel like, ok,.. now people can see I can ride a little bit. I can do more than just hang on …”
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