Jockey E.T. Baird Wins 2,500th Race
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jim Miller (708) 780-3700
JimMiller@ClubHawthorne.com
Jockey E.T. Baird Wins
2,500th Race
STICKNEY, IL – On a windy Sunday afternoon at Hawthorne Race Course, jockey E.T. Baird scored his 2,500th
career riding victory. Baird won his 2,498th race on Saturday
afternoon at Turfway Park as he rode Breeze Rider to
the win in the My Charmer Stakes for trainer Steve Manley. Baird and Manley teamed up again on Sunday at
Hawthorne, taking race five about Rodeo Man for win 2,499. The 2,500th victory was also for
Manley as Dancin At Midnight
scored in the sixth race from just off the pace.
Known for
his excellent ability to get horses away from the gate, Baird began his riding
career in 1985. Baird was Hawthorne’s leading rider as an apprentice in 1986 as
he won 171 races on the year. A winner
of 17 graded stakes on his career, Baird is approaching 19,000 career mounts
and this year surpassed $50 million in career earnings from those mounts. He
was inducted into the Hawthorne Hall of Fame in 1998.
Hawthorne Race Course, Chicago’s
Hometown Track, races year-round in 2022. The winter harness season begins
Friday, January 7 and races through Sunday, March 20. Spring thoroughbreds kick
off Saturday, April 2 and conclude Saturday, June 25. The summer harness season
begins on Thursday, June 30 and races through Sunday, September 11. Fall
thoroughbreds return Friday, September 23 and race though Saturday, December 31. For any information about
Hawthorne Race Course visit our website
www.HawthorneRaceCourse.com.
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