Rodney Prescott, Indiana’s all-time leading jockey in wins, hit another milestone in his career Thursday recording his 4,000th career victory aboard We All See It at Indiana Grand in Shelbyville, Indiana.
Prescott came into the day needing one win to achieve 4,000 wins. He was scheduled to ride in five of the nine races, but it was a late pick-up that brought him the special win aboard We All See It for trainer Eddie Kenneally in the $34,000 Two-Year-Old Maiden in the fourth race of the day.
Starting from post seven, We All See It made his presence known early and was in contention for the lead in the one-mile event. Heading into the final turn, Prescott was able to take over and was on top of the field by more than four lengths at the head of the stretch. He extended his lead to over 11 lengths at the wire for the win over Ronnie’s Vice and Emmanuel Esquivel and Rowley’s Dream and Fernando De La Cruz for second and third, respectively.
We All See It is owned by Rick and Ron Rashinski’s Homewrecker Racing and Brad Anderson’s Anderson Stables. It was the third career start for the freshman son of Street Sense, who was purchased for $250,000 at the Fasig Tipton Select Yearling Sale last fall.
“They didn’t give me many instructions,” said Prescott, who has competed in more than 31,000 career races. “They said to let him break and put him where he’s comfortable and sit off the pace if we could. I knew we were in front quite a ways in the stretch before I uncocked my stick. I just wanted to keep his attention in case someone came flying up at us late.”
Prescott is currently among the top 10 riders this season at Indiana Grand. He has won three leading jockey titles at the track (2004, 2005, 2018) and has been among the top 10 in all 19 seasons of racing. A native of Portland, Indiana, he began riding in 1994 and has competed in all 27 years of pari-mutuel racing in the state of Indiana. In all, he has won more than 1,150 career races at Indiana Grand and purse earnings in excess of $23.8 million. He also has several leading rider titles to his credit at River Downs and Turfway Park.
“When I started off in 1994, I had no idea how long I would be riding and if you’d told me I’d still be riding 26 years later, I wouldn’t have believed it,” added Prescott, who is 47. “It’s a great feeling to have the career I’ve had. I plan on riding a few more years.”
Prescott was greeted in the winner’s circle by many of his fellow jockeys for the celebration. He was presented with a big sign to commemorate the 4,000-win milestone.
Prescott recently purchased a farm in nearby Franklin, Indiana. Earlier in the day, his Rottweiler has 12 puppies at the farm, so adding his 4,000th win to the afternoon completed a good day for Prescott.
