1/2/2024 0 Comments Irad ortiz jr kentucky derby![]() ![]() I thank God for keeping me healthy and being available to do this every single day.” He does everything he can, every single day to get horses for me. “At the same time, my agent Steve (Rushing) has done a great job. If I don’t have their help, I can’t do anything,” Irad Ortiz Jr. “I’ve had big support from the owners and trainers. Ortiz, who had captured three consecutive Championship Meet titles before being dethroned by Luis Saez last season, ran away with this year’s title while finishing 57 wins ahead of the Saez, who finished three wins ahead of third-place Jose Ortiz. Ortiz’s total wins is particularly impressive considering that he fell just 12 wins short of his own record of 140 achieved during the 2020-2021 season that ran three weeks longer. ![]() With three more winning rides on Sunday’s closing day program, Ortiz finished the Championship Meet with 128 victories to reclaim the jockey title for the elite winter Thoroughbred session. ![]() finished off a remarkably successful Championship Meet at Gulfstream Park in spectacular fashion this weekend, deftly guiding Forte to a victory in Saturday’s $1 million Curlin Florida Derby (G1) presented by Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms at Xalapa that was as gritty as the late-rallying decision was thrilling on an afternoon during which he rode six winners, including four stakes. Finishes Off Dominating Season in Spectacular Style ![]()
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