High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Michael "Mike" Hole (March 29, 1941 - April 22, 1976) was a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. Born in Canterbury, England, Michael Hole moved to the United States in 1961 where he rode professionally for fourteen years, winning 2042 races while riding horses to earnings of US$13,520,479. He was a regular rider at NYRA tracks in New York and at Monmouth Park Racetrack, Garden State Park Racetrack, and the Atlantic City Race Course in New Jersey. In winter, Michael Hole relocated to Florida where he competed at Tropical Park, Hialeah Park and at Gulfstream Park. In the U.S. Triple Crown series, Michael Hole rode in three Kentucky Derbys with his best result a fifth place finish in 1973. He finished tenth in the 1970 Preakness Stakes. Among his early major wins, Michael Hole captured the 1969 Jersey Derby aboard Al Hattab.