José Ortiz (jockey)
José L. Ortiz (born October 2, 1993) is a Puerto Rican jockey who has been a rider on the New York Thoroughbred horse racing circuit since 2012. In 2016, he was the leading jockey in North America by number of wins, including his first win at the Breeders' Cup. In 2017, he earned the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey after he led the earnings list and won his first Triple Crown race, the 2017 Belmont Stakes. In 2019, he won the Kentucky Oaks. In 2022, he won the Preakness Stakes, his second Triple Crown race win.
| José Luis Ortiz | |
|---|---|
Ortiz after winning the 2022 Preakness Stakes | |
| Occupation | Jockey |
| Born | October 2, 1993 Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico |
| Career wins | 2,000+ |
| Major racing wins | |
| Hopeful Stakes (2013, 2016) Beldame Stakes (2014, 2017) Frizette Stakes (2014, 2017) Delaware Handicap (2014) Carter Handicap (2015) John Morrissey Stakes (2015, 2016) Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (2016) Mother Goose Stakes (2016) Alabama Stakes (2017, 2018, 2019) Belmont Derby (2017) Humana Distaff Stakes (2017) Madison Stakes (2017) Manhattan Handicap (2017) Secretariat Stakes (2017) Test Stakes (2017) Flower Bowl Stakes (2017) Vosburgh Stakes (2017) Kentucky Oaks (2019) New York Breeders' Futurity (2019) Woody Stephens Stakes (2021, 2022) Pegasus World Cup Filly & Mare Turf (2022) Derby City Distaff Stakes (2022) Just a Game Stakes (2022) New York Stakes (2023)
Triple Crown wins: | |
| Racing awards | |
| Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey (2017) United States Champion Jockey by wins (2016) United States Champion Jockey by earnings (2017) | |
| Significant horses | |
| Good Magic, Shaman Ghost, La Verdad, Oscar Performance, Paulassilverling, Tapwrit, Early Voting | |
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