Mike Smith is one of the most heralded jockeys in the 2026 Kentucky Derby field, which will have 20 horses go to post on Saturday, May 2 at Churchill Downs in Louisville. He will be aboard So Happy in ...
It was the first Saturday in May 1984, and a 17-year-old jockey named Mike Smith was on a flight from Omaha, Nebraska, to Louisville for his first ride in the Kentucky Derby. He had no idea how he was ...
Mike Smith, 59, is looking to become the oldest jockey ever to win the Kentucky Derby. Smith was 17 when he rode in the Kentucky Derby for the first time in 1984 and is making his record 29th ...