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When the 2003 Thoroughbred racing Eclipse Awards were handed out on January 26 , 2004 , Jerry Bailey was proclaimed the outstanding jockey in North America for an unprecedented seventh time ( 1995 – 1997 and 2000 – 2003 ); in 1997 he had been the first jockey to win three consecutive Eclipse Awards. Bailey was selected for the George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award , arguably the top lifetime achievement award for North America n jockeys, in 1992 . He was inducted into the National Museum Of Racing And Hall Of Fame in 1995 . He announced his retirement on January 19 , 2006 at the age of 46 with his last race on January 28. His 5,892 wins which places him 15th on the all-time list, and his mounts have earned more than $295 million, good for second all time. Pat Day leads with nearly $298 million EXTERNAL LINKS
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