 In the same year, Balmoral Park conducted the Miller High Life Jockey Challenge, a three-race series that featured nine of the leading jockeys in North America.Bill Shoemaker, North America's winningest jockey, won the event, defeating Jean Cruguet, Pat Day, Sandy Hawley, Julie Krone, Laffit Pincay, Jr., Randy Romero, Ray Sibille and Jacinto Vasquez.Soon after, a new one-mile (1.6 km) racing strip was built around the existing 5/8's mile oval.