November, 2021 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Jockey Miguel Mena Killed In Vehicular Accident

Jockey Miguel Mena was tragically killed in a vehicular accident on Sunday night in Louisville, Ky. The 34-year-old was struck by a vehicle as a pedestrian on Interstate 64, according to wave3.com. Local police are calling the death an accident.

A native of Peru, Mena moved to the United States at age 17. Basing his career in the Midwest, Mena won 2,079 races from just over 16,000 starts.

Mena was presented with the inaugural Randy Romero “Pure Courage” Award in February of 2020, following his recovering from a debilitating ankle injury suffered in early 2018.

Mena is survived by his wife April and their two daughters, Naelah and Montserrat.

For more about Mena's career, here is a feature from earlier this summer.

Stunned and saddened like most everyone else who knew @_MIGUELMENA_ to learn he was killed last night as a pedestrian on I-64 in Louisville. Death confirmed by his close friend, trainer Al Stall Jr. Mena, 34, rode 2,079 winners. Such a tragedy. #RIP

— Marty McGee (@DRFMcGee) November 1, 2021

RIP Miguel Mena. Over the past 2 years I've had the fortune to work side by side with Miguel. One of the most likable guys I had been around. Eternally appreciate of the opportunity he gave me. Condolences to his family all that loved him. RIP Cholo. Gone but not forgotten pic.twitter.com/PzHOP4Iiki

— Jose Santos Jr. (@joesantos_33) November 1, 2021

Idk that I can put into words what @_MIGUELMENA_ has meant to us from day 1. He was such a great person to be around and always smiling when he came to work. I was proud to have him ride for us and I was lucky enough to be his friend. #ripcholo https://t.co/mNNLyEXHf8

— Jason Barkley (@jbark131) November 1, 2021

My heart hurts right now I can't believe this RIP my friend Miguel Mena 😔😔 a devoted father an amazing/ fearless Jockey and a role model to so many my heart is broken for Miguel's family I have no words rest easy Cholo🙏🏽😔😔

— Alex Canchari (@ACanchariJockey) November 1, 2021

So sad. We loved you @_MIGUELMENA_ !! https://t.co/xoCAEgWSun

— Jamie Hernandez (@JamieRadosevich) November 1, 2021

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Jockey Miguel Mena Dies

Journeyman jockey Miguel Mena was struck and killed as a pedestrian on Interstate 64 near Louisville the evening of Oct. 31, according to a tweet from Daily Racing Form's Marty McGee, who confirmed the information with Mena's close friend, trainer Al Stall, Jr.

Mena, 34, began riding in this country in 2003, posting his first victory at Gulfstream Park that September. According to his biography on the Keeneland website, Mena's father Jose was also a jockey, while his uncle was a trainer.

“I used to go to the race track all the time,” he said. “I was watching my dad ride and I wanted to do what he was doing. I got the idea in my head when I was a kid that I'm going to be a jockey.”

According to the Keeneland bio, Mena was grooming horses by the age of 11 and at 14, he started at the Jorge Bernardini Yori Jockey School in his native Peru, whose graduates also included Edgar Prado and Rafael Bejarano.

According to Equibase statistics, Mena rode the winners of 2,079 races, earning his first graded success aboard Go Between in the 2007 GII Fayette S. at Keeneland. His first Grade I winner came aboard Champagne d'Oro for Eric Guillot in the 2010 GI Test S. at Saratoga and he also won the 2011 GI Stephen Foster H. atop longshot Pool Play for Mark Casse. Mena's most productive year in the saddle was in 2012, when his mounts earned better than $6.2 million. Mena had two rides on Keeneland's closing day program Oct. 30.

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Breeding Rights To Ardad And Time Test For Sale

Breeding rights to British-based first-season sires Ardad (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) and Time Test (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) will be offered via Tattersalls' online platform on Nov. 5. The bidding will open at 10am for two hours.

Ardad, the sire of 21 individual winners from a first crop that includes the dual Group 1 winner Perfect Power (Ire) and Group 3 winner Eve Lodge (GB), covered 150 mares at Overbury Stud this season.

Time Test, who stands at the National Stud, has also made a promising start to his stud career and has the Group 3 winners Romantic Time (GB) and Rocchigiani (GB) among his first crop which has thus far yielded 11 winners.

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National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame’s Third Annual Photo Finish Exhibition Opens Nov. 5

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame’s third annual Photo Finish: Juried Photography Exhibition will open in the Museum’s von Stade Gallery on Friday, Nov. 5, in conjunction with Breeders’ Cup weekend. Since its inception, the Museum’s juried photography exhibition program has received submissions from photographers hailing from 27 states and three Canadian provinces.