"Bill Mott" redirects here. For the British Army soldier, see Bill Mott (soldier).
William I. "Bill" Mott (born July 29, 1953, in Mobridge, South Dakota) is an American horse trainer, most notable for his work with Cigar. Mott earned the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer in 1995 and 1996. He was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1998 at the age of 45, becoming the youngest thoroughbred trainer ever inducted. Mott started training thoroughbreds at age 15 and won the South Dakota Futurity with Kosmic Tour before he was out of high school. He worked his way up the ranks by becoming first an exercise rider, then an assistant trainer for Hall of Fame Trainer Jack Van Berg. In 1976, Mott, trainer Frank Brothers (who was also Van Berg's assistant trainer), and a stable crew guided Van Berg's horses through the wins at Sportsman's, Hawthorne and Arlington Park race tracks in Chicago. They were so successful that Van Berg was named leading trainer at Arlington Park and leading trainer in the Nation with 496 wins in 1976, a record that stood until Steve Asmussen broke it in 2003 with 555 wins. Asmussen broke his own record in 2008 and 2009. Mott worked as an assistant trainer for Van Berg for three years before striking out on his own in 1978.
On the July 28, 2007, ABC Sports broadcast of the Diana Handicap, Hall of Fame jockey and race commentator Jerry Bailey said Mott is generally regarded as the best trainer for racing on turf in the United States.
Training Titlesedit
From 1992 through 2007, Mott won 9 training titles at Saratoga Race Course. He won the 2007 Saratoga Trainer's Title with 27 wins, marking his first return to that title at the "Spa" since 2001.[1] He's also won 10 titles at Belmont Park and 9 at Gulfstream Park.
Mott set the record for number of victories at a single Churchill Downs meeting with 54 during the 1984 spring meet.[2]
Mott recorded his 5000th career win on 20th June 2020 when Moon Over Miami won the 3rd race at Churchill Downs.
Cigaredit
Cigar was owned by Allen E. Paulson and did not race as a two-year-old. Under trainer Alex Hassinger, he made an unsuccessful debut in early 1993 in a six-furlong (1,207 m) race on a dirt track in California. After he broke his maiden a few months later, his trainer switched him to racing on grass, but the horse proved mediocre at best. The following year, his owner shipped Cigar to East Coast trainer Bill Mott, who gave him the first half of the year off, bringing him back to racing in July. After more disappointing results on turf, it was decided to give Cigar one more try racing on dirt. In his first attempt, at Aqueduct Racetrack, he won easily.
For the following year's racing season, Cigar proved to be the best horse in North America, winning all ten major races he entered under jockey Jerry Bailey, including the Pimlico Special. Cigar capped off the year with an October victory in the $3 million U.S.Breeders' Cup Classic while setting a stakes record of 1:59.58 for the 1+1⁄4 miles (2,000 m) distance. That year, Cigar was voted 1995 Champion Older Male and received the Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year.
Cigar continued his winning ways that year, including traveling more than 6,000 miles (9,700 km) to earn a victory in the inaugural Dubai World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates with a purse of $5 million. During the season, Cigar matched the decades-old accomplishment of Triple Crown champion Citation by winning his 16th race in a row in the Arlington Citation Challenge. Cigar failed in his bid to break the record when he lost to Dare and Go in the Pacific Classic Stakes at Del Mar Racetrack.
2007 New York Daily News article section on the Saratoga racing titled "Everything goes right for Mott"
January 01, 1970
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Bill Mott redirects here For the British Army soldier see Bill Mott soldier William I Bill Mott born July 29 1953 in Mobridge South Dakota is an American horse trainer most notable for his work with Cigar Mott earned the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer in 1995 and 1996 He was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1998 at the age of 45 becoming the youngest thoroughbred trainer ever inducted Mott started training thoroughbreds at age 15 and won the South Dakota Futurity with Kosmic Tour before he was out of high school He worked his way up the ranks by becoming first an exercise rider then an assistant trainer for Hall of Fame Trainer Jack Van Berg In 1976 Mott trainer Frank Brothers who was also Van Berg s assistant trainer and a stable crew guided Van Berg s horses through the wins at Sportsman s Hawthorne and Arlington Park race tracks in Chicago They were so successful that Van Berg was named leading trainer at Arlington Park and leading trainer in the Nation with 496 wins in 1976 a record that stood until Steve Asmussen broke it in 2003 with 555 wins Asmussen broke his own record in 2008 and 2009 Mott worked as an assistant trainer for Van Berg for three years before striking out on his own in 1978 William I MottOccupationTrainerBorn 1953 07 29 July 29 1953 age 70 Mobridge South DakotaCareer wins5 000 ongoing Major racing winsBlack Gold Stakes 1984 Blue Grass Stakes 1984 Edgewood Stakes 1984 1998 1999 2001 2002 2008 2010 Appalachian Stakes 1995 2002 Apple Blossom Handicap 1984 1985 1998 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Inv Handicap 1987 2005 Man o War Stakes 1987 Cornhusker Handicap 1988 Jim Dandy Stakes 1990 1995 1998 Brooklyn Handicap 1992 1996 Hollywood Derby 1992 2008 Hollywood Turf Cup Stakes 1993 Jersey Derby 1993 2000 Lamplighter Handicap 1993 1995 2000 2003 Lexington Stakes 1993 1995 2000 2006 Test Stakes 1993 2000 Just A Game Stakes 1994 2005 2007 2010 2016 Arlington Million 1994 Jenny Wiley Stakes 1994 1996 2006 2007 Turf Classic Stakes 1994 2004 2018 Washington D C International Stakes 1994 Canadian International Stakes 1995 Donn Handicap 1995 1996 Hollywood Gold Cup 1995 Jockey Club Gold Cup 1995 2012 2013 2022 Pimlico Special 1995 Oaklawn Handicap 1995 1996 Woodward Stakes 1995 1996 2018 Suburban Handicap 1996 Mother Goose Stakes 1997 Black Helen Handicap 1998 2000 Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes 1998 2001 Royal Palm Handicap 2001 Virginia Derby 2002 2003 Diana Handicap 2005 2006 2007 Hopeful Stakes 2007 Alabama Stakes 2005 2011 Pacific Classic Stakes 2008 Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes 2023 Metropolitan Handicap 2023 American Classics wins Belmont Stakes 2010 Kentucky Derby 2019 Breeders Cup wins Breeders Cup Turf 1987 1992 Breeders Cup Classic 1995 2011 Breeders Cup Distaff 1997 1998 2010 2011 2012 Breeders Cup Mile 2016 International race wins Dubai World Cup 1996 Racing awardsEclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer 1995 1996 2011 2023 Big Sport of Turfdom Award 1996 HonorsFair Grounds Racing Hall of Fame 1997 National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame 1998 Significant horsesAjina Art Collector horse Cigar Cody s Wish Drosselmeyer Elite Power Escena Favorite Trick Fraise My Typhoon Olympiad Paradise Creek Royal Anthem Royal Delta Theatrical Tourist Country House On the July 28 2007 ABC Sports broadcast of the Diana Handicap Hall of Fame jockey and race commentator Jerry Bailey said Mott is generally regarded as the best trainer for racing on turf in the United States Training Titles editFrom 1992 through 2007 Mott won 9 training titles at Saratoga Race Course He won the 2007 Saratoga Trainer s Title with 27 wins marking his first return to that title at the Spa since 2001 1 He s also won 10 titles at Belmont Park and 9 at Gulfstream Park Mott set the record for number of victories at a single Churchill Downs meeting with 54 during the 1984 spring meet 2 Mott ranks fourth in Breeders Cup money earned behind D Wayne Lukas Robert Frankel and Shug McGaughey Mott recorded his 5000th career win on 20th June 2020 when Moon Over Miami won the 3rd race at Churchill Downs Cigar editCigar was owned by Allen E Paulson and did not race as a two year old Under trainer Alex Hassinger he made an unsuccessful debut in early 1993 in a six furlong 1 207 m race on a dirt track in California After he broke his maiden a few months later his trainer switched him to racing on grass but the horse proved mediocre at best The following year his owner shipped Cigar to East Coast trainer Bill Mott who gave him the first half of the year off bringing him back to racing in July After more disappointing results on turf it was decided to give Cigar one more try racing on dirt In his first attempt at Aqueduct Racetrack he won easily For the following year s racing season Cigar proved to be the best horse in North America winning all ten major races he entered under jockey Jerry Bailey including the Pimlico Special Cigar capped off the year with an October victory in the 3 million U S Breeders Cup Classic while setting a stakes record of 1 59 58 for the 1 1 4 miles 2 000 m distance That year Cigar was voted 1995 Champion Older Male and received the Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year In 1996 the team of Cigar Paulson Mott and Bailey won the Big Sport of Turfdom Award Cigar continued his winning ways that year including traveling more than 6 000 miles 9 700 km to earn a victory in the inaugural Dubai World Cup in Dubai United Arab Emirates with a purse of 5 million During the season Cigar matched the decades old accomplishment of Triple Crown champion Citation by winning his 16th race in a row in the Arlington Citation Challenge Cigar failed in his bid to break the record when he lost to Dare and Go in the Pacific Classic Stakes at Del Mar Racetrack The 1996 Woodward Stakes at Belmont Park was Cigar s last victory On May 4 2019 Mott won his first U S Triple Crown race when Country House won the Kentucky Derby by disqualification References edit Summer at the Spa Bill Mott NTRA 2007 New York Daily News article section on the Saratoga racing titled Everything goes right for Mott Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William I Mott amp oldid 1217461519, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
