Awards & Winners

Mike E. Smith

Date of Birth 10-August-1965
Place of Birth Roswell
(Chaves County, New Mexico, United States of America)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Mike Smith
Profession Jockey
Michael Earl "Mike" Smith is an American jockey who has been one of the leading riders in U.S. Thoroughbred racing since the early 1990s, inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2003, and has won the most Breeders' Cup races of any jockey. The son of a jockey, Smith began riding races in his native New Mexico at age 11, and took out a jockey's license at age 16 in 1982. He left New Mexico the following year, riding mostly in the Midwest where he earned his apprenticeship at Canterbury Downs Minnesota before moving to New York in 1989. In 2000, he established his home base in Southern California.

Awards by Mike E. Smith

Check all the awards nominated and won by Mike E. Smith.

2014


Nominations 2014 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Best Jockey ESPY Award

2010


Nominations 2010 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Best Jockey ESPY Award

2009


Nominations 2009 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Best Jockey ESPY Award

2005


Nominations 2005 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Best Jockey ESPY Award

2003


Nominations 2003 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Best Jockey ESPY Award