16 Facts About Richard Migliore

Richard Migliore was nicknamed "The Mig," which is a type of Russian fighter jet, for his tenacious style of riding.

The day Richard Migliore saw Willie Shoemaker win the Marlboro Cup aboard Forego on TV, he decided to be a jockey.

In 1981, Richard Migliore won the Eclipse Award as the leading apprentice jockey at the age of 17.

On May 30,1988, Richard Migliore suffered a near-fatal neck injury when he was thrown from Madam Alydar at Belmont Park.

Richard Migliore rode in the Sprint anyway, mounted on Bwana Charlie, and in the Mile on Artie Schiller.

Richard Migliore was the recipient of the Eddie Arcaro Award from the New York Turf Writers Association as outstanding jockey in 1981 and 1985.

Richard Migliore won twice that day, once on Hurricane Erica and the second time on Benjamin Baby.

Richard Migliore became the 18th active jockey to reach that milestone and the 43rd in US history to win that many races.

In October 2006, Richard Migliore announced his move to the California tracks after a career spent on the East Coast.

On February 23,2008, Richard Migliore won the George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award.

On October 25,2008, at Santa Anita Park, Richard Migliore won his first Breeders' Cup race, the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint on Desert Code.

Richard Migliore won 4,450 races, including 362 stakes and 25 Grade 1 events.

In late 2010, shortly after retiring from the saddle, Richard Migliore joined HRTV as an analyst where he appears on number of shows, including "Pursuit of the Cup" and "Pursuit of the Crown".

Richard Migliore contributed reports from the Breeders' Cup, and the Triple Crown races.

In 2014, Richard Migliore joined Fox Sports 1 The Jockey Club Tour on FOX racing series as the racing analyst before moving on to the New York Racing Association, serving as broadcast analyst and racing office associate.

Richard Migliore joined the XBTV team in 2017 and presently works as an East Coast analyst, providing handicapping insight and interviews.