Triple Crown winning jockey and New Mexico native Mike Smith will make a celebratory appearance at Ruidoso Downs on July 8.
"Mike is a global celebrity now and we are honored by his willingness to come to Ruidoso Downs to share his Triple Crown celebration with us," Ruidoso Downs' president and general manager Jeff True said. "He is a wonderful ambassador of our sport and he never forgets where he came from.
"He told me his family will fill half the grandstand so we're gonna welcome them and all the other acing fans in New Mexico that day to celebrate his amazing accomplishment".
Smith, born in Roswell, won this year's Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and then the Belmont Stakes while riding Justify to win the Triple Crown. Justify became the 13th Triple Crown winner in American racing history. At 52, Smith is the oldest jockey to win the Triple Crown...
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A horse and rider who are both triple crown winners. An amazing achievement for both of them. Those $25 posters with Smith's signature will go like hotcakes. The Main Stream Media hardly mentioned the accomplishment after the race was over. Must have been because of Smith's observance that Jesus was his savior?
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