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Santa Anita Stakes Wins
Baldwin (GIII)—Desert Code (2007)
Frank E. Kilroe Mile (GI)—Kip Deville (2007)
Norfolk (GI-OT)—Dixie Chatter (2007)
Santa Lucia H.—Ballado’s Thunder (2007)
Sir Beaufort (GIII)—Kip Deville (2006)
Tokyo City Cup (GIII)—Fairbanks (2007)

Other Major Stakes Wins
Affirmed H. (GIII-Hol)—Desert Code (2007)
Astarita (GIII-Bel)—Tina’s Ten (GII-1983)
Barbara Fritchie H. (GII-Lrl)—Miss Golden Circle (1997)
Bay Shore (GIII-Aqu)—Hawks Landing (1997)
Bed O’ Roses BC H. (GII-Aqu)—Miss Golden Circle (GIII-1997); Catinca
(GIII-1999)
Beldame (GI-Bel)—Tactile (1989); Hidden Lake (1997)
Bernard Baruch H. (GII-Sar)—Win (1985)
Black Eye Susan (GII-Pim)—Two Item Limit (2001)
Bold Ruler H. (GIII-Bel)—Uncle Camie (2005)
Boojum H. (Aqu)—Tarantara (1984); King’s Swan (1986)
Cicada (GIII-Aqu)—Jersey Girl (1998)
Commonwealth BC (GII-Kee)—Richter Scale (2000)
Count Fleet Sprint H. (GIII-OP)—Bordonaro (2007)
DeFrancis Memorial Dash (GI-Lrl)—Richter Scale (2000)
Distaff BC H. (GII-Aqu)—Miss Golden Circle (1997); Parlay (1998); Bank Audit (2005)
Dominion Day (GIII-WO)—Funny Cide (2006)
Dwyer (GII-Bel)—Albert the Great (2000)
Demoiselle (GII-Aqu)—Two Item Limit (2000)
E.P. Taylor (GI-WO)—Volga (2003)
Fall Highweight H. (Aqu)—Royal Haven (GII-1997); Afrashad (2006)
First Flight H. (GII-Aqu)—Catinca (1998)
Florida Derby (GP)—Friends Lake (2004)
Gallant Bloom H. (GIII-Bel)—Miss Golden Circle (1996); Catinca (1998)
Gazelle H. (GI-Bel)—Tactile (1989)
Genuine Risk H. (GII-Bel)—Miss Golden Circle (1997)
Go for Wand (GI-Sar)—Hidden Lake (1997)
Gotham (GIII-Aqu)—Eternal Prince (GII-1985); Survivalist (2005)
Gravesend H. (GIII-Aqu)—Royal Haven (1997)
Green Flash H. (Dmr)—Barber (2007)
Gulfstream Park BC Sprint H. (GII-GP)—Richter Scale (2000)
Hall of Fame (GII-Sar)—Artie Schiller (2004)
Hawthorne Gold Cup (GII-Haw)—Student Council (2007)
Hempstead H. (GI-Bel)—Hidden Lake (1997)
Hill Prince (GIII-Bel)—Artie Schiller (2004)
Jamaica H. (GII-Bel)—Raja’s Shark (1984); Waquoit (1986); Allied Forces (1996);
Artie Schiller (2004)
James B. Moseley Sprint H. (Suf)—Afrashad (2007)
Lake George (GIII-Sar)—Tenski (1998)
Lake Placid H. (GIII-Sar)—Tenski (1998)
Manhattan H. (GI-Bel)—Milesius (1989)
Man O’War (GI-Bel)—Win (1985)
Mike Lee (Bel)—Say Florida Sandy (1997)
Meadowlands BC (GII-Med)—Wild Again (GI-1984)
Next Move H. (GIII-Aqu)—Triple Wow (1988); Full and Fancy (1997)
Pacific Classic (GI-Dmr)—Student Council (2007)
Personal Ensign (GI-Sar)—Pompeii (2001)
Poker H. (GIII-Bel)—Fourstardave (1993)
Queen Elizabeth II Cup (GI-Kee)—Tenski (1998)
Red Smith H. (GII-Aqu)—Cetawayo (2000)
Remsen (GII-Aqu)—The Silver Move (1996)
Robert F. Carey Mem. H. (GIII)—Classic Campaign (2007)
Saratoga Cup H. (GII-Sar)—Thunder Rumble (GIII-1994)
Schuylerville (GIII-Sar)—How About Now (GII-1996)
Shuvee H. (GII-Bel)—Catinca (1999); Hidden Lake (1997); Tis Juliet (1990)
Spinster (GI-Kee)—Miss Linda (2001)
Toboggan H. (GIII-Aqu)—Fighting Fit (ng-1985); Royal Haven (ng-1997);
Wouldn’t We All (ng-1999)
Tom Fool H. (GII-Bel)—Kayrawan (1996); Crafty Friend (1999)
Top Flight H. (GII-Aqu)—Catinca (1998)
Torrey Pines (Dmr)—Seaside Affair (2007)
Vagrancy H. (GII-Bel)—Island Charm (GIII-Aqu)
West Point H. (Aqu)—Island Sun (1986); Fourstardave (1989)
Woodlawn (Pim)—Artie Schiller (2004)
Wood Memorial (GI-Aqu)—Eternal Prince (1985)

Highlights

• First win: Good Grip, The Meadowlands, October, 1980.
• Eclipse Award: Top Apprentice, 1981.
• Riding titles: Aqueduct spring (1981, 1985, 1998, 1999, 2005); Aqueduct fall (1996, 1997, 1998-tied)
• 4,000th career win: Benjamin Baby on Feb. 4, 2005 at Aqueduct.
• 3,000th career win: Belle’s Appeal on Nov. 7, 1998 at Aqueduct.
• Winningest rider in New York, with 269 victories, in 1981 when honored with Eclipse Award as nation’s leading apprentice.
• Based in New York throughout career that has included over 4,000 victories, native New Yorker decided to move tack to Southern California late in 2006 at the age of 42. “Business-wise, this was not a hard decision to make,” he said in hopes of invigorating career after recording nine wins from 75 mounts at Belmont’s fall meet.
• Gained first Grade I victory in California on March 3, 2006, when guiding Kip Deville to victory in the Frank E. Kilroe Mile at Santa Anita before finishing fourth in the meet jockeys’ standings with 48 victories. Richest win during his first full season on the West Coast came in 2007 aboard $48.80 upsetter Student Council in Del Mar’s $1-million Pacific Classic
• Has won or shared riding titles eight times at Aqueduct.
• New York’s leading stakes rider with 24 winners in 1997.
• Has twice won five races in a single day at Aqueduct: April 15, 1981 (six mounts) and Dec. 4, 1994 (seven mounts).
• Notched first Grade I victory aboard Wild Again in 1984 when capturing The Meadowlands Cup.
• Second Grade I win aboard Eternal Prince in 1985 led to first Kentucky Derby mount, but finished 12th to Spend a Buck in ’85 Run for the Roses.
• Injured in a gate accident the day before he was scheduled to ride Artie Schiller in the 2004 Breeders’ Cup Mile at Lone Star Park. “My desire superseded my logic,” he said. With Migliore aboard, Artie Schiller beat only two horses when finishing 12th. The jockey was subsequently diagnosed with a broken wrist, ribs and pelvis. He was sidelined for two months.
• Lost the mount on Artie Schiller in 2005 Breeders’ Cup Mile when breaking his left leg in a freak paddock accident at Belmont Park on Oct. 20. Artie Schiller won the 2005 Mile at Belmont Park on Oct. 29 under Gomez.
  

Personal

• Decided he wanted to become a jockey at the age of 12 after watching Bill Shoemaker win the 1976 Marlborough Cup aboard Forego while defeating Honest Pleasure by a head.
• Trainer Steve DiMauro provided first job at racetrack. “He more or less taught me how to ride racehorses,” says Migliore. “He gave me a good education in the business.”
• Nicknamed “The Mig,” in deference to his surname and in reference to the type of fighter jet, a reflection of his tenacious riding style.
• Resumed riding six months after suffering a near fatal neck injury when thrown from Madam Alydar in the first race at Belmont Park on May 30, 1988. On March 24, 1992, the spill and subsequent “rescue” were featured on the television series “Rescue 911.”
• Presented with Eddie Arcaro Award as outstanding jockey in 1981 and 1985 by the New York Turf Writers Association.
• Won the 2003 Mike Venezia Award from the New York Racing Association for sportsmanship and citizenship.