The career of Michael Smith has never unfolded quietly. It has surged, stalled, strained, and soared again, shaped by expectation so heavy it once threatened to bend him out of shape entirely. Few ...

At the age of 59. jockey Mike Smith is still a player in the sport's most popular race, the Kentucky Derby. Smith, who grew up in Dexter, New Mexico, will be aboard So Happy on Saturday, May 2, in the ...

Mike Smith talks about it in a way that invokes a sort of magical quality. A jockey and his horse. The New Mexico native can’t help it. It’s natural. It’s more than the excitement or the adrenaline of ...