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Ortiz began his professional riding career at Hipódromo Camarero in Puerto Rico on New Year’s Day, 2011, winning 76 of 357 starts over the following months. Ortiz has a daughter, Sarai, born in 2015. At age 16, Ortiz enrolled in Puerto Rico’s Escuela Vocacional Hípica, a school for prospective jockeys. Growing up, one of his idols was Ángel Cordero Jr., the first Puerto Rican jockey to be inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.

"We support each other, but you know, when we go out there, we are jockeys," said José. His younger brother, José Ortiz, is also a leading jockey in New York. His grandfather, also named Irad Ortiz, was a jockey, as was uncle Iván Ortiz. Ortiz was born in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico. He won his third straight Eclipse Award in 2020 after again finishing first on both the earnings and wins list. 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 had four winners at the 2019 Breeders' Cup event, including wins in both the $4 million Turf and the $6 million Classic. Ortiz won the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey in 2018 after leading the jockey list by both number of wins and earnings. He won the 2022 Belmont Stakes on Mo Donegal. He won his first Breeders' Cup race on Lady Eli in 2014, and his first American Classic on Creator in the 2016 Belmont Stakes. (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. Lady Eli, Mo Donegal, Newspaperofrecord, Questing, Shamrock Rose, Spun to Run, Ortiz hasn’t revealed her online handles yet.Pegasus World Cup Turf (2019, 2021, 2022) He also shares adorable pictures of his children and Taylor on his Instagram page. Ortiz is raising their beautiful children together with his spouse. She makes her appearance at his games and walks with him on the red carpet. Although, living a low-key life, she still shows her support to her husband. His wife stays far from the limelight despite being married to a public figure. Ortiz and Taylor have been together for an extended period now. The couple is blessed with two beautiful children. Irad Ortiz is happily married to his wife, Taylor. also owns other lavish possessions with his ongoing career as a renowned jockey. The land will be where he will live his life after retirement. In 2018, he bought 20 acres of land in Ocala, Fla. The primary source of his income is as a jockey.

Irad Ortiz Jr Net Worth ExploredĪs per the online portal sources, the estimated net worth of Irad Ortiz Jr. Some of his fellow riders too called him out for his recent behavior on the track. One even went to say they haven’t seen more “reckless, careless, selfish, and dangerous” rides to date. After the news took over the headlines, the social media users started bashing him online.

In the meantime, Ortiz’s actions were so egregious that he got the rare 30-days suspension from the track.īefore this ban, he was also banned for punching his rival three times during a post-race meltdown. Normally, a jockey gets a five to seven-day ban for careless or reckless riding. However, Stewards disqualified him and placed him in the last position. Even after that, he carried on with the race and came to second place. The race footage shows Ortiz moving right across the track, called “reckless abandon.” This resulted in him banging with his rival.Īs a result of the collision, Irad crashed into the rail and hurtle across the track. The punters labeled him the “most-dangerous” mid-race move ever.įortunately, the carnage took place at the beginning of the race and not at its end. Today Amidst His Suspension?Īs of today, Irad Ortiz Jr is under suspension from his ride. The audience called him out on social media after the recent incident. Ortiz has often been accused of “herding” other riders. The same day of getting suspended, he wrapped up his riding title at the 15-day Aqueduct fall meet with 21 wins from 76 mounts. NYRA spokesperson Pat McKenna confirmed the news of his suspension, saying it would begin sometime this week. was handed 30 days suspension for his ride abroad to Gran Casique in the eighth race on Friday.
