ALBANY, Calif. — Russell Baze extended his dominance as North America's winningest thoroughbred jockey, riding his 10,000th winner at Golden Gate Fields on Friday.
The Hall of Famer survived a photo finish in a three-horse duel to the wire, with Two Step Cat winning by a nose in the mile race for claiming horses.
"Wow! I got a seriously good nod there," he said, having replaced his riding helmet with a black baseball cap with '10,000' in white numbers. "It's a very significant number."
Baze has been North America's career leader since December 2006, when he surpassed Laffit Pincay Jr.'s record of 9,530 at Bay Meadows.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/horses/2008-02-01-baze-10000_N.htm
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