SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Former New York Yankees star Mariano Rivera was the New York Racing Association's guest of honor on Friday at Saratoga Race Course, and he walked away with custom-made pinstriped jockey's silks with his No. 42 on the back.
Rivera was driven to the winner's circle before the third race as "Enter Sandman'' played on the track's public address system, a nod to the Metallica song played at Yankee Stadium whenever the most successful closer in major league history was summoned from the bullpen.
After the race, won by Conquest Hardcandy, Rivera presented the Mariano Rivera Hall of Fame trophy to the horse's owner, Alfonso Cammarota.