Jockey Gallyn Mitchell is closing in on his last ride after 33 years in the Thoroughbred racing saddle.

The 53-year-old Mitchell, who lives in Enumclaw, closed the Emerald Downs’ meet Sunday with the record for stakes victories, 80, wins at Emerald with 1,419 and $14,922,232 in earnings. He had ridden all 20 season at Emerald Downs.

Over this three decade career, all-time leading rider at Emerald Downs has notched 2,742 wins and nearly $22 million in earnings.

Mitchell enjoyed a long riding career partly because he was not injured during most his racing years. In the last few years Mitchell did sustain an injury to his thumb when a horse stepped on him. At the opening of the 2013 season he suffered a heart attack.

He did return to Emerald Downs on closing day 2013 to ride Chasing Pete, and won. The victory continued his streak as the only Emerald Downs’ jockey to win a race in every season at the track.

Along with his horse racing career, Mitchell also worked as a stunt rider in films, including “Seabiscuit,” “Little Big Man” and “Planet of the Apes.”

On closing day Sunday, Emerald Downs honored his career with The Gallyn Mitchell Purse.

Mitchell may ride a few more races at other tracks as 2015 comes to a close.