Mike E. Smith

Michael Earl Smith, known as Mike Smith, born on 10 August 1965, is an American jockey who has been among the leading riders in United States Thoroughbred racing since the early 1990s. Raised in New Mexico, he took out a jockey license at sixteen and moved to New York in 1989. He was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2003 and has won more Breeders' Cup races than any other jockey, with 27 victories. In 2018 he rode Justify to the Triple Crown, becoming at age 52 the oldest jockey to win it, and he is nicknamed Big Money Mike for his skill in the biggest races.