Irad Ortiz Jr.

Irad Ortiz Jr.
Ortiz at the 2018 Breeders' Cup
Occupation	Jockey
Born	(1992-08-11) August 11, 1992 (age 32) Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
Career wins	3,919+ (ongoing)[1]
Major racing wins
Coaching Club American Oaks (2012 ,2022) Wonder Again Stakes (2014, 2015, 2024) Bed O' Roses Stakes (2018,2023,2024) Woody Stephens Stakes (2015, 2024) Muniz Memorial Classic Stakes (2019, 2021, 2024) Pennsylvania Derby (2012, 2019) Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (2012, 2023) Alabama Stakes (2012, 2022) Beaugay Stakes (2016, 2018, 2019, 2023) Derby City Distaff Stakes (2024) Ballerina Handicap (2022) Beldame Stakes (2022) Carter Handicap (2013, 2021) Hopeful Stakes (2022) Saratoga Derby Invitational Stakes (2020) Madison Stakes (2023) Personal Ensign Stakes (2021) Jaipur Stakes (2017, 2018, 2024) Jenny Wiley Stakes (2023) Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes (2022) Frizette Stakes (2022) H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes (2013, 2023) Champagne Stakes (2013, 2017) King's Bishop Stakes (2013, 2023) Test Stakes (2014, 2015) Acorn Stakes (2014) Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes (2015, 2022) Flower Bowl Stakes (2015, 2016, 2018, 2022) Manhattan Stakes (2015, 2019, 2020, 2023) Spinster Stakes (2015, 2021) Diana Stakes (2016, 2017) Spinaway Stakes (2016, 2017, 2019, 2023) Beverly D. Stakes (2017) Gamely Stakes (2017) Jockey Club Gold Cup (2017, 2020) Just a Game Stakes (2018, 2020, 2023) Whitney Stakes (2018, 2020, 2022, 2023) Arlington Million (2018, 2019) Pegasus World Cup Turf (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023) Turf Classic Stakes (2019, 2021, 2023) Summer Stakes (2019) Natalma Stakes (2019) Pegasus World Cup (2020, 2022) Troy Stakes (2022) Hollywood Derby (2020) Florida Derby (2021, 2023) Maker's Mark Mile Stakes (2021) Carter Handicap (2021) Apple Blossom Handicap (2021) Remsen Stakes (2021) Hollywood Gold Cup Stakes (2022) Shoemaker Mile Stakes (2022) New York Stakes (2022) Woodward Stakes (2022) American Classics / Breeders' Cup wins: Belmont Stakes (2016, 2022) Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (2014, 2018) Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (2015) Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (2015) Breeders' Cup Sprint (2020, 2023) Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (2017, 2018, 2022, 2023) Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (2019, 2020, 2021) Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (2019. 2021) Breeders' Cup Turf (2019) Breeders' Cup Classic (2019, 2023)
Racing awards
Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey (2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023) Shoemaker Award (2018, 2019, 2020,2021)
Significant horses
Bar of Gold, Bricks and Mortar, Creator, Goodnight Olive, Lady Eli, Mo Donegal, Newspaperofrecord, Questing, Shamrock Rose, Spun to Run, Stephanie's Kitten, Vino Rosso, Whitmore, White Abarrio, Elite Power
Website
www.theortizbrothers.com

Irad Ortiz Jr. (born August 11, 1992) is a Puerto Rican jockey who has been a leading rider in the New York Thoroughbred horse racing circuit since 2012. He won his first Breeders' Cup race on Lady Eli in 2014, and his first American Classic on Creator in the 2016 Belmont Stakes. He won the 2022 Belmont Stakes on Mo Donegal.

Ortiz won the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey in 2018 after leading the jockey list by both number of wins and earnings. He had four winners at the 2019 Breeders' Cup event, including wins in both the $4 million Turf and the $6 million Classic. In 2019, Ortiz repeated the Eclipse Award by leading in both wins and second places, as well as establishing a single-year earnings record for North American horse racing of $34,109,019. He won his third straight Eclipse Award in 2020 after again finishing first on both the earnings and wins list.