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. Smith is also the third leading jockey of all time in earnings with over $356 million.
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Victor EspinozaAlso won Best Jockey ESPY Award
Bill ShoemakerAlso won Mike Venezia Memorial Award
Eddie ArcaroAlso won George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award
Steve CauthenAlso won George Woolf Memorial Jockey AwardJosé A. SantosAlso won Best Jockey ESPY Award
Ron TurcotteAlso won George Woolf Memorial Jockey AwardAbout this person
Michael Earl Smith 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. Smith is also the third leading jockey of all time in earnings with over $356 million. In 2018, Smith rode Justify to the Triple Crown, becoming the oldest jockey to win the title at age 52.
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