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| Mike Mitchell |
Stats Updated Through: 11/19/2009
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| 2009 Stats: | | Starts | | 382 | | 1st-2nd-3rd | | 89-61-58 | | Earnings (Rank) | | $3,014,363 (40) | | Win % (In-The-Money %) | | 23% (54%) |
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- Born: April 25, 1948, Bakersfield, Calif.
- Residence: Redondo Beach, Calif.
- Family: wife, Denise; daughters, McCall and Shea
- Racing Background: The son of former trainer Earl Mitchell, Mike lived with his family on a breeding farm in Corona, Calif., that was owned by Desi Arnaz ... He learned the breeding business, broke the babies and worked with stallions. When he decided to become a trainer, Mike learned under such leading conditioners as Farrell Jones, Ron McAnally, Willard Proctor, Loren Rettele and Hall of Famer Jack Van Berg before taking out his license in 1974 ... That same year he saddled his first winner, the unfortunately named Break a Leg, at Bay Meadows
- Racing Career: A longtime leader among claiming conditioners, Mitchell has upgraded his stable over the past few years with some astute claims ... One of his best claims, Kessem Power, was haltered for $50,000 and went on to win the 1998 San Luis Rey and 1999 San Luis Obispo Handicap, both G2 events ... Has saddled six Breeders' Cup runners; two in 2008 – Church Service and Big Booster, who finished second and third, respectively in the inaugural Breeders' Cup Marathon. Church Service was beaten a head for the big prize ... Those placings helped the veteran trainer enjoy a career year in 2008 with personal-high earnings of $4,571,184 ... In 2004, posted his first two Grade 1 stakes victories with Kela in the Bing Crosby Breeders' Cup Handicap at Del Mar and $80,000 claim Star Over the Bay in the G1 Clement L. Hirsch Memorial Turf Championship at the Oak Tree meeting. Each horse won three graded stakes during the year. Kela ended ’04 with a runner-up effort in the Breeders' Cup Sprint behind champion Speightstown before being retired to stud ... Mitchell led all trainers at the 2007-08 Santa Anita meeting, garnering his 17th Southern California training title ... Has won six training titles at Del Mar and is second on the track's all-time win list for trainers behind Hall of Famer McAnally ... Is third behind only Bobby Frankel and Ron McAnnally with most wins at Oak Tree at Santa Anita ... Leprechaun Kid, an $80,000 claim, won the 2005 G2 Del Mar Handicap in a front-running photo finish in his first start for Mitchell. Leprechaun Kid ran 10th in the Breeders’ Cup Turf that year ... Two horses Mitchell claimed won G2 races on the Southern California circuit in 2007 – Sun Boat (San Diego Handicap) and On the Acorn (San Juan Capistrano Invitational and Jim Murray). On the Acorn went on to repeat in the 2008 Murray … Romance is Diane captured the 2006 G1 Hollywood Starlet for Mitchell … He continued his collection of G1 victories in 2008 by winning the Frank E. Kilroe Mile with Ever a Friend (claimed for $62,500) and the Eddie Read Handicap with Monzante … Other stakes winners for Mitchell include Johnny's Image, Distant Ryder, Speedratic, Skip to the Stone, Comininalittlehot, Symphony Sid and Sindy With an S … His list of clients includes Jay Manoogian, Steve Houston, Bob Bone and Bongo Racing ... In mid-2009 began training for Zayat Stable after they split with trainer Dale Romans ... For Zayat, won the $100,000 Ralph M, Hinds Invitational Handicap at Fairplex ... Phil D'Amato is his chief assistant ... Through Oct. 24, 2009, the Mitchell stable has won 80 races from 356 starts and has earnings of $2,687,860.
Breeders' Cup Record| Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Earnings | | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | $374,750 |
| 1997 | Mile | Naninja | 12th | | 2004 | Sprint | Kela | 2nd | | | Turf | Star Over the Bay | 8th | | 2005 | Turf | Leprechaun Kid | 10th | | 2008 | Marathon | Big Booster | 3rd | | | Marathon | Church Service | 2nd |
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NOTE: Stats include North American and selected international races. Click here to view selected international race list.
Biographies on jockeys, trainers and owners are from the Breeders' Cup World Championships events from 2001 through 2009, and are intended as informational resources. Biographies will be updated if an individual is again a participant in the Breeders' Cup World Championships.
Biographies are available for most horses appearing in the top 100 money earnings list, and/or for those who are frequently making headlines in the news starting with the 2006 Triple Crown season.
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