On Tuesday, January 10 at Monticello Raceway, Mike Forte recorded his 3,000th career driving victory aboard Triple The Money, who was three lengths the best in a 1:59.2 mile.

Forte, whose 155 winners at Monticello last year placed him fifth on the 'Mighty M' leader board, was somewhat complacent as he was approaching his career milestone.

When asked if he felt any pressure with just one more win to go, Forte said, “Nope, no more than usual. It could happen today and probably will happen sometime, but 3,000 wins just means that I’ve been around a long time.”

However, when Forte approached the finish line with Triple The Money, he waved his whip in victory, and when he reached the winners circle he was excitedly happy.

“It feels good, it really does,” Forte said with a big broad smile.

(With files from Monticello)