Irad Ortiz Jr.

3 weeks ago | americasbestracing.net | Umberto Rispoli |Irad Ortiz Jr. |Patrick Reed

An exciting Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve is in the books, and now a solid field of 3-year-old racehorses is lined up to compete in the historic 150th running of the Preakness Stakes May 17 at Pimlico. The jockeys assigned to ride in the second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown are an eclectic group, including two Preakness winners and also four jockeys making their first start in the race. Let’s meet them.

Jan 2, 2024 | americasbestracing.net | Irad Ortiz Jr.

Godolphin LLC, which campaigned 15 North American graded stakes winners, including two Breeders’ Cup winners, repeated as leading owner by earnings, and Irad Ortiz Jr., again established a single-season earnings record as the leading jockey according to final statistics released today by Equibase Co., the Thoroughbred industry’s official database for racing information. Brad Cox ended the year on top as the leading trainer by earnings; his first earnings title came in 2021.

Dec 26, 2023 | americasbestracing.net | Irad Ortiz Jr. |Noel Michaels

The 2023 Eclipse Awards, recognizing this year’s champions in the sport of horse racing, are scheduled for Jan. 25, 2024, and there are several contentious categories that hang in the balance. One of the interesting categories this year will be in the voting for Outstanding Jockey, where Javier Castellano will garner some support against the favorite in the category, Irad Ortiz Jr. Let’s take a look at how these two great jockeys stack up against each other based on their accomplishments in 2023.