Michael Earl “Mike” Smith
Title
Michael Earl “Mike” Smith
Subject
Horse racing in art
Description
Peb's artwork depicts U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith.
He set the North American Stakes record of the time with 62 victories in 1993. He followed his record-breaking Stakes streak of 1993 with a new record of 67 wins in 1994 and exceeded 5,000 career wins in 2012.
Smith won the Kentucky Derby in 2005 (Giacomo), the Belmont Stakes in 2010 (Drosselmeyer) and 2013 (Palace Malice), and the Preakness Stakes in 1993 (Prairie Bayou). In 2018, Smith became the oldest jockey to win the Triple Crown aboard Justify at the age of 52.
He won Eclipse Awards in both 1993 and 1994 for Outstanding Jockey.
Smith was awarded the George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award in 2000 and was inducted in the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame in 2003.
He set the North American Stakes record of the time with 62 victories in 1993. He followed his record-breaking Stakes streak of 1993 with a new record of 67 wins in 1994 and exceeded 5,000 career wins in 2012.
Smith won the Kentucky Derby in 2005 (Giacomo), the Belmont Stakes in 2010 (Drosselmeyer) and 2013 (Palace Malice), and the Preakness Stakes in 1993 (Prairie Bayou). In 2018, Smith became the oldest jockey to win the Triple Crown aboard Justify at the age of 52.
He won Eclipse Awards in both 1993 and 1994 for Outstanding Jockey.
Smith was awarded the George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award in 2000 and was inducted in the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame in 2003.
Creator
Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb
Rights
This digital resource may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Physical rights are retained by the Keeneland Library. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
Format
Pen and ink with watercolor; 14 x 10 in.
Type
still image
Original Format
Pen and ink with watercolor
Physical Dimensions
14 x 10 in.
Collection
Citation
Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb, “Michael Earl “Mike” Smith,” The Keeneland Library, accessed March 29, 2024, https://keenelandlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/8.