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Mini Series, Day 2 of 3
The former winningest-jockey, Willie Shoemaker rode to his first victory here at Golden Gate Fields aboard Shafter V in April 1949. But Shoemaker no longer holds that record. That record is now held by Hall of Fame jockey Russell Baze, in the top photo. Baze became racing's winningest jockey on December 1, 2006 when he rode to victory aboard Butterfly Belle at Bay Meadows. It was win number 9,531 for Baze who has ridden in Kentucky Derbies and Breeders' Cups. From 1995 until 2004, Baze won the Isaac Murphy Award as the U.S. jockey with the highest winning percentage. Baze has spent the majority of his career riding in the Bay Area.

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