Irad won the Eclipse Award for outstanding jockey in 2018, 2019, and 2020. While his list of graded stakes wins is over 190 races long, he has earned just 1 Triple Crown series victory riding Creator to a win in the Belmont Stakes. He is also a 13 time Breeder’s Cup Champion spanning over 9 of the 14 divisions in the series. and Joel Rosario have each been handed a three-day suspension for careless riding at Saratoga, reports. Irad has won many of the major stakes races across the country including the Alabama, the Carter Handicap, the Whitney, the Pegasus Turf, the Florida Derby, and the Pegasus World Cup. Ortiz who also races on the same circuits as Irad. He often competes against his brother Jose L. His excellence at all surfaces and distances make him truly unique against any jockey colony in the country. What makes Irad special is his ability to win on both dirt and turf at long and short distance. Since 2015 Irad has won at least 20 graded stakes races and finished as the top jockey in North American earnings every year since 2018. By 2013 he was already ranking in the top 5 jockeys in North America and won his first meet title at Aqueduct. Only a year into his riding career he earned his first grade 1 victory at Saratoga, one of the premier meets in the country. and his mount, Longpants Required, bumped into Soft Touch going into the final turn. Trainer Brian Lynch said today he is sending Classic Causeway from his south Florida base to Tampa Bay Downs on Thursday, with the intention of. 9 in the Grade I Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity at Keeneland. Classic Causeway is 1-for-3, including a third-place finish on Oct. It took him only a week to get his first winner. Today, 7:11 PM As first reported by Daily Racing Form's Marty McGee. Irad Ortiz, Jr., will take over the riding assignment from Joel Rosario. In 2011 he began his riding career and quickly was offered a chance to ride in New York. Born in Puerto Rico he idolized Angel Cordero who was also from his home nation. Irad has become the most dominant rider in North America. Primary Tracks: Gulfstream Park, Saratoga, Belmont, Aqueduct, Keeneland
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