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 Inducted into Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame 1991 Won Kentucky Derby, Preakness four times, Belmont three times Won Eclipse Award, BestJockey Award four times Rode more than 8,000 winners in his career.

Pat Day
Thoroughbred Racing
Hot Springs

Pat Day grew up in a small Colorado town where he dreamed of someday becoming a rodeo cowboy. His dream of making a living riding horses came true, but not as he might have expected. Day had his first winner in 1973 at Prescott Downs in Arizona. He was destined to become one of America's most successful Thoroughbred jockeys. Based in Arkansas, Day spends most of his time riding in Kentucky and his home state but travels the country to ride in major races. He once rode eight winners in an afternoon at Arlington and is particularly well known for his Breeders' Cup performances. He has won more Breeders' Cup races (eleven) than any other rider.  Pat Day's most important mounts have included Breeders' Cup winners Unbridled, Wild Again, Flanders and Lady's Secret, Belmont Stakes winner Easy Goer, and Preakness winners Summer Squall, Tank's Prospect, and Louis Quatorze. He also won the Kentucky Derby on Lil E. Tee.