Prat is trying to catch Irad Ortiz Jr. for the national earnings lead as they fight for the jockeys’ championship.

Irad Ortiz Jr. may be just 33 but, as he finished atop the North American wins and earnings leaderboard yet again in 2025, he ...

SARATOGA, NY (NEWS10) — Sunday was a scary day at the Saratoga Race Course. In the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup, the meet’s leading rider, Irad Ortiz Jr., suffered one of the craziest falls imaginable ...

Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. appeared to avoid serious injury after he was unseated from his mount, 9-5 second choice Mindframe, soon after the start in Saratoga's $1-million Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), which ...