Day one win away from 8,000
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - After riding three winners at
Churchill Downs Sunday, Pat Day is just one win away
from becoming just the third jockey in North American
racing history to hit the 8,000-win milestone.
Day is scheduled to have just one mount Monday:
Traditionally, the favorite in the Grade 1 Met Mile at
Belmont Park. Day's next scheduled day of action is
Thursday at Churchill.
After narrowly winning Sunday's eighth race aboard
odds-on favorite Buckle Down Ben ($3.80), Day finished
seventh with his final mount of the day, Cocktails and
Lies, the 3-2 favorite in the ninth and featured race.
That race was won by Jake the Flake, a 7-1 shot ridden
by Jon Court.
Day's two winners from his five previous mounts Sunday
came on Musical Score ($4) in the second and Mountain
Range ($6) in the fifth. He also finished fourth on
Country Marquet in the third; second on Star
Attraction in the fourth; and second on Unfurled in
the seventh.
Day won four races Saturday to get to 7,996.
When he wins his 8,000th, Day, 47, will join Laffit
Pincay Jr., who through Saturday had ridden 9,150
winners, and Bill Shoemaker (8,833) as the only
jockeys to reach the coveted plateau.

