Hall of Fame jockey Calvin Borel is retiring.
That’s according to Borel’s agent, Larry Melancon, who tells the Daily Racing Form that Borel informed him of his decision.
The publication says Borel is currently based at Oaklawn Park in Arkansas and has not commented publicly.
The 49-year-old Borel has won more than 5,100 races, including three Kentucky Derbys. In 2009, he became the first jockey to win the first two legs of racing’s Triple Crown aboard different mounts.
He rode Mine That Bird to victory in the Derby and finished first aboard the filly Rachel Alexandra in the Preakness Stakes.
Borel was inducted into the racing Hall of Fame in 2013.
Churchill Downs Racetrack President Kevin Flanery praised Borel in a statement.
“Along with his three Kentucky Derby victories and his status as one of the most accomplished jockeys in Churchill Downs history, Calvin’s 20 years at our track were as notable for his relationship with our fans as his excellence on the track," Flanery said. "There have been few, if any, individuals quite like Calvin Borel in 142 years of history at Churchill Downs. We thank him for a job well done and wish him the best in the future.”
