Global InformationPat Day information
| Pat Day | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Jockey |
| Born | October 13, 1953 Brush, Colorado, United States |
| Career wins | 8,803[1] |
| Major racing wins | |
| American Classics wins: Kentucky Derby (1992) Preakness Stakes (1985, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996) Belmont Stakes (1989, 1994, 2000) Breeders' Cup wins: Breeders' Cup Classic (1984, 1990, 1998, 1999) Breeders' Cup Distaff (1986, 1991, 2001) Breeders' Cup Juvenile (1994, 1997) Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (1987, 1994) Breeders' Cup Turf (1987) Major Stakes Wins
International race wins: Canadian Triple Crown (1991) Canadian International Stakes (1991, 1995) Woodbine Mile (1991, 2002) | |
| Racing awards | |
| Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey (1984, 1986, 1987, 1991) U.S. Champion Jockey by wins (1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991) U.S. Champion Jockey by earnings (1999, 2000) George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award (1985) Mike Venezia Memorial Award (1995) Big Sport of Turfdom Award (2005) | |
| Honors | |
| National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame (1991) Fair Grounds Racing Hall of Fame (1992) Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame (1999) Pat Day Mile Stakes at Churchill Downs Statue at Churchill Downs | |
| Significant horses | |
| Easy Goer, Awesome Again, Azeri, Cat Thief, Dance Smartly, Favorite Trick, Heavenly Prize, Lil E. Tee, Java Gold, Lady's Secret, Louis Quatorze, Paradise Creek, Seeking the Gold, Sky Classic, Summer Squall, Tabasco Cat, Tank's Prospect, Theatrical, Timber Country, Unbridled, Wild Again | |
Patrick Alan "Pat" Day (born October 13, 1953, in Brush, Colorado) is a retired American jockey. He is a four-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1991 and the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 1999.[2] Day won nine Triple Crown races and 12 Breeders' Cup races. He was once the leader for career Breeders' Cup wins though he was later surpassed as the events were expanded after he retired.
Pat Day retired in 2005 with 8,803 wins (ranked fourth all-time) and as the all-time leading jockey in money earned.[3] He was a dominant rider on the Kentucky riding circuit and holds all of the career riding records at Churchill Downs and Keeneland.[4][5][6] Day's signature wins include winning the inaugural $3 million Breeders' Cup Classic in 1984 aboard Wild Again[7] and his partnership with Easy Goer in a rivalry with Sunday Silence.[8]
- ^ "Equibase profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "ASHOF Inductees" (PDF). Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame. 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
- ^ "Hall of Famer Day Retires; To Assist With Racetrack Chaplaincy Program". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Churchill Downs To Salute Pat Day Nov. 12". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Keeneland to Salute Hall of Fame Jockey Pat Day". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ Eisenberg, John (1996). The Longest Shot: Lil E. Tee and the Kentucky Derby. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813148779. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ "Racing's Unforgettable Rivalries: Sunday Silence and Easy Goer". www.americasbestracing.net. Retrieved 16 May 2020.