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On December 15, 1973, Sandy Hawley became the first jockey in history to win 500 races in a single year. In 1989, Kent Desormeaux set the current record for wins in a single calendar year with 598. With ten championships, Russell Baze has won the title more than any other jockey.
Jockey: Mounts: Wins: Earnings: 1908 Joe Notter: 872 249 $464,322 1910 Carroll H. Shilling: 506 172 $176,030 1911 Ted Koerner: 813 162 $88,308 1912 James Butwell: 684 144 $79,843 1913 Merritt C. Buxton: 887 146 $82,552 1914 Joe McCahey: 824 155 $121,845 1915 Mack Garner: 775 151 $96,628 1916 John McTaggart: 832 150 $155,055 1917 Frank Robinson ...
The NBA Cup is a National Basketball Association (NBA) regular season tournament introduced during the league's 2023–24 season. The first iteration was called the NBA In-Season Tournament, but was officially renamed later that same season. [1] The tournament itself and the trophy awarded are both called the NBA Cup. [1]
In 2004 and 2005 he was the United States Champion Jockey by earnings and both years was given the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey. He was inducted into the Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 2012, rode his 5,000th winner in 2013, and became the leading money-earning jockey in the history of the sport in 2014.
Most 50-point games, season; 45 by Wilt Chamberlain, 1961–62 [275] Most 40-point games, season; 63 by Wilt Chamberlain, 1961–62 [276] Most consecutive games with at least 30 points to start a season (excluding Wilt Chamberlain) 8 by Luka Doncic, 2022–23 [277] Most bench points, season; 1,556 by Ricky Pierce, 1990–91 [278]
United States Champion Jockey by wins (1974, 1975, 1980) United States Champion Jockey by earnings (1980, 1981, 1984, 1991) U.S. Champion Apprentice Jockey (1974) Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey (1980) George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award (1980) Mike Venezia Memorial Award (1991) Big Sport of Turfdom Award (1993) Honours
His success led him to move north to compete on the Maryland racing circuit, where his winning record earned him the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey in 1987. While racing in Maryland from 1987-89, Desormeaux won more races than any other jockey in North America.
The NBA Finals is the championship series for the NBA and the conclusion of the sport's postseason. The winning team of the series receives the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy. Players from the winning team usually receive championship rings from the team honoring their contribution, with "rings" becoming shorthand for championships. [3]