...closer to home all combined for this record-breaking season," said Mt. Ruapehu's marketing manager, Mike Smith. The last area to close was Turoa Ski Area on Mt. Ruapehu, after a five-month...

Zenyatta and jockey Mike Smith after their victory in the Breeders' Cup Classic

Zenyatta and jockey Mike Smith in the Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita

Jockey Mike Smith celebrates after winning the five million-dollar Breeders' Cup Classic race on the horse Zenyatta, owned...

Zenyatta and jockey Mike Smith after winning the Classic

ARCADIA, CA - NOVEMEBR 7: Jockey Mike Smith celebrates winning the Breeders' Cup Classic race on Zenyatta during the Breeders' Cup World Championships at...

ARCADIA, CA - OCTOBER 24: Jockey Mike Smith rides Zenyatta en route to winning the Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic during the Breeders' Cup World...

Jockey Mike Smith atop Zenyatta tips his cap to the sky after winning the $300,000 The Lady's...

Mike Smith will ride Zenyatta in the Classic on Saturday

...October 28, 2009 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. TAMPA, FL - OCTOBER 24: Goaltender Mike Smith #41 of the Tampa Bay Lightning defends the goal against the Buffalo Sabres at the St...

Mike Smith, Tampa Bay Lightning

TAMPA, FL - OCTOBER 18: Goaltender Mike Smith #41 of the Tampa Bay Lightning wears a new mask painted in the theme of Saw...

ATLANTA - SEPTEMBER 13: Head coach Mike Smith of the Atlanta Falcons looks on from the sidelines against the Miami Dolphins at Georgia Dome...

Alex Solis

...about jockeys starving themselves to make weight. Alex does things the right way, the hard way." -Mike Smith, Hall of Fame Jockey

...9, 2009; Flowery Branch, GA, USA; Atlanta Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff talks with head coach Mike Smith on the field during mini camp at the Falcons Training Complex. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-US...

Pro Mike Smith grabs a rod from the rod locker as his co-angler Rick Sweadner works a bait...