Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted 4 hours ago Journalists Share Posted 4 hours ago With 8,803 wins, Pat Day is the sixth all-time winningest jockey in history, with nine Triple Crown victories, and a reputation as one of the greatest ever. But as he tells Dr. Ferrin Peterson on the new episode of The Boundless Podcast, those successes on the track are not his proudest accomplishment. Day was a leading rider in the Midwest, but had developed a drinking and drug addiction. “I celebrated every night,” he tells Peterson. “I celebrated if the sun went up or the sun set. I'd celebrate for celebration's sake.” He tells the story of a two-week drinking and drug binge that started at a New Year's Eve party after earning the leading rider title of North America. “But when I came out of that drug and alcohol stupor,” he said, “that fleeting feeling of succeeding was gone. It left me really struggling. I've got a beautiful wife, a successful career, and I'm the leading rider in North America. But something is wrong in here. I'm not a happy man.” He tells Peterson the story of the night in a hotel room that changed his life. Click here to watch the podcast on YouTube, here to listen to it on Spotify, or here to hear it on Apple Podcasts. The post Pat Day on Boundless Podcast appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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