Information AboutPat Day |
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| day, pat | |
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Day has ridden winners of U.S. Triple Crown races nine times:
In 1991, Pat Day won the Canadian Triple Crown and the Breeders' Cup Distaff aboard the future Hall of Fame filly Dance Smartly . He is the only jockey to have ridden at least one mount in each of the first 20 Breeders' Cup s, and ranks second all-time in Breeders' Cup winners, with 12:
Day is also the all-time leading rider at Churchill Downs and Keeneland , the two largest tracks in his adopted home state of Kentucky . At the Downs, Day was often so dominant that veteran horseplayers would complain — bettors would often wager so much money on horses with Day in the saddle that the payoff odds would decline. In 1989 , he set a North American record when he won eight of nine mounts in a single day at Arlington Park . Early in his career, he had serious Substance Abuse problems with both drugs and alcohol, but became a Born-again Christian in the early 1980s. He has been involved with the Race Track Chaplaincy of America since his conversion, and is currently the racing industry's representative on the board of that organization. After undergoing hip surgery that forced him to miss the Derby for the first time in 21 years, Day announced his retirement on August 3 , 2005 after a 32-year career that saw him ride 8,804 winners, fourth on the all-time list, and set a North American record for prize money won, with his mounts earning nearly USD 298 million. Day and his family reside in Louisville, Kentucky . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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