Annual award presented to a jockey who displays sportsmanship and citizenship that exemplifies its namesake, who died in a ...

The New York Racing Association announced Aug. 15 that Irad Ortiz is the recipient of the 2025 Mike Venezia Memorial Award.

“Irad Ortiz, Jr. is one of the most accomplished jockeys of his generation and a future Hall of Famer,” said Terry Meyocks, president and chief executive officer of The Jockeys’ Guild.

The New York Racing Association has named multiple Eclipse winning jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. as the recipient of the 2025 Mike Venezia Memorial Award, according to a press release from the track on ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced Irad Ortiz, Jr. as the recipient of the 2025 Mike Venezia Memorial Award. Ortiz, Jr., based this summer at ...

Trail of Gold notched her first stakes win with a last-to-first trip under Irad Ortiz, Jr. in Wednesday’s $150,000 Statue of ...

Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. won’t participate in Saturday's Belmont Stakes after being thrown from his horse and then trampled by another in a race earlier this week.

But Irad Ortiz, who missed the first three days of the Kentucky Downs meet while riding at Saratoga, won the fourth (Ramsey Pond) and fifth (Mischievous Angel) races to take the lead over his brother.

Train the Trainer was guided to victory by jockey Irad Ortiz for owner Alipony Racing and Saints or Sinners. He notched his second consecutive stakes win and paid $3,10 and $2.10. Hit The Post ...

Meet Irad Ortiz, the hottest jockey in America with a fiery temperament to match. Top US trainer Wesley Ward has picked Ortiz over Ascot legend Dettori for his best horses next week.

Irad Ortiz Jr., the leading rider at the summer meet, was unseated. He was later cleared to ride the rest of the card. Frivole, a 4-year-old filly, was pulled up early in the same race.