Irad Ortiz Jr. extended his comfortable lead in wins during 2024 among North American jockeys with a dominant week as he broke the 300 mark. The five-time Eclipse Award champion rider has now won 309 races total for the year and also ranks second in purse earnings in the Equibase standings behind Flavien Prat.
Last Saturday at Gulfstream Park, Ortiz had a five-win day, including a stakes double in the Tropical Park Oaks aboard See You Around and the Tropical Park Derby with Cugino. Last week, Ortiz Jr. had 13 wins (a 36% clip), earning $465,180, and he currently leads all jockeys during the Gulfstream Park Championship Meet with 22 wins.
Among notable stakes winners of the week, Sacrosanct and Stone Smuggler – each progeny of first-year stallion Honest Mischief – each took a division of the New York Stallion Series Stakes on Saturday at Aqueduct.
Sacrosanct surged up the Equibase earnings leaderboard by 13 spots and is now…
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