Ortiz was born in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, the son of Irad Ortiz and Vilma Morales Adomo.[3] His grandfather, also named Irad Ortiz, was a jockey, as was uncle, Ivan Ortiz. He and his older brother from another mother, Irad Ortiz Jr., became interested in the sport from a young age, encouraged by family friend Efraim "Pito" Rosa and mentored by Hall of Fame rider Ángel Cordero Jr.[4][1]
Ortiz attended Puerto Rico’s Escuela Vocacional Hípica, a school for prospective jockeys, then moved to the United States in 2012 to join Irad, who had already become a leading jockey. When Ortiz followed suit by becoming one of the leading apprentice jockeys of 2012, the two brothers quickly attracted attention. "They're doing this in New York – the Mecca of racing – two riders fighting for the title," said Pito in early 2013. "I don't remember ever seeing two brothers do that."[3] The brothers are highly competitive with each other, even when playing basketball or baseball or video games such as Gallop Racer. "That's just what we do," Ortiz said. "We've always competed, trying to beat each other. It's still fun. We're still very close. We share the same corner in the jockey's room in New York and when we get done racing, he usually stops by my house, just about every day."[1][4]
Ortiz married jockey Taylor Rice on December 20, 2016.[5] The two had a daughter, Leilani, in July 2017.[6]
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Ortiz recorded his first win in Puerto Rico on January 7, 2012, at Hipodromo Camarero. Soon thereafter he moved to the U.S., where he recorded his first American win on March 13 at Parx Casino and Racing.[1] On July 15, he suffered multiple injuries including a punctured lung after a fall. He returned to racing on August 26,[7] and finished the year with 98 wins from 697 starts.[8]
In 2013, he won 224 races including his first Grade I victory in the Hopeful Stakes with Strong Mandate.[1] For the next two years, he maintained a consistent level of success with 234 wins in 2014 and 244 wins in 2015. In 2016 he had a breakthrough year with 351 wins, which Ortiz attributed to increased experience. Trainer Linda Rice, who is the aunt of Ortiz's wife, concurred. "He’s always been a very good speed rider but in the last year and a half, he’s not one dimensional," she said. "He’s a top rider period. He sees the race well. He’s extremely athletic and puts his horses in good position. He makes very few mistakes."[3] Ortiz is known for his soft hands and ability to get horses to relax.[6]
On July 28, 2016, Ortiz earned his 1,000th career win when he rode Moonlight Song to victory in the John Morrissey Stakes at Saratoga.[9] He went on to win the Saratoga riding title with 65 wins.[3] In November, Ortiz won his first Breeders' Cup race, the Juvenile Turf, aboard Oscar Performance.[10] Ortiz went on to win his first New York Racing Association (NYRA) year-end title with 319 wins at Aqueduct, Belmont Park and Saratoga over the course of 2016.[11] He finished 2016 in as the leading jockey in North America by number of wins[5] and in third place by earnings.[2] He was a finalist for the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey, finishing third. "It was great to be among the final three with a Hall of Famer like Mike Smith and a future Hall of Famer in Javier (Castellano)," he said. "I'll keep working hard until I win it."[3]
In 2017, Ortiz earned his first win in a Triple Crown race with Tapwrit in the Belmont Stakes. He was again the leading rider at Saratoga, highlighted by a victory on Elate in the Alabama Stakes.[12] He won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile aboard Good Magic and finished the year as the leading jockey in the United States by earnings. He was voted the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey.[13] José Ortiz was on Good Magic during the Kentucky Derby and was spotted with a "Free Murdoc" strip on his leg. He later went on to come second.
^ abc"Equibase Profile – Jose Ortiz". equibase.com. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
^ abcdeEhalt, Bob. "Jose Ortiz looks to build on memorable 2016 campaign". www.nyra.com. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
^ abGoldberg, Ryan. "Aqueduct: Father figure stands behind Ortiz brothers' success". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
^ ab"Jockey Jose Ortiz to Ride Final Month of Championship Meet; G2 Holy Bull Anchors Guaranteed Multi-Race Pools Saturday". www.gulfstreampark.com. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
^ abSeabrook, John (27 November 2017). "Puerto Rico's Ortiz Brothers Light Up Horse Racing". The New Yorker. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
^"Aqueduct: Ortiz brothers make their mark on New York jockey colony". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
^"Ortiz brothers achieve dream of riding in Kentucky Derby". www.kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
^"Moonlight Song defends Morrissey title after year layoff; gives Ortiz 1000th winner". www.nyra.com. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
^"2016 Eclipse Awards: Jose Ortiz". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
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^"New Rider on Top: Jose Ortiz Earns Eclipse". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
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Jose 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 Jose Luis OrtizOrtiz after winning the 2022 Preakness StakesOccupationJockeyBorn 1993 10 02 October 2 1993 age 30 1 Trujillo Alto Puerto RicoCareer wins2 000 2 Major racing winsHopeful 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 amp Mare Turf 2022 Derby City Distaff Stakes 2022 Just a Game Stakes 2022 New York Stakes 2023 Triple Crown wins Belmont Stakes 2017 Preakness Stakes 2022 Breeders Cup wins Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf 2016 Breeders Cup Juvenile 2017 Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf 2021 Breeders Cup Sprint 2021 Racing awardsEclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey 2017 United States Champion Jockey by wins 2016 United States Champion Jockey by earnings 2017 Significant horsesGood Magic Shaman Ghost La Verdad Oscar Performance Paulassilverling Tapwrit Early Voting Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 2 1 Year end charts 3 ReferencesPersonal life editOrtiz was born in Trujillo Alto Puerto Rico the son of Irad Ortiz and Vilma Morales Adomo 3 His grandfather also named Irad Ortiz was a jockey as was uncle Ivan Ortiz He and his older brother from another mother Irad Ortiz Jr became interested in the sport from a young age encouraged by family friend Efraim Pito Rosa and mentored by Hall of Fame rider Angel Cordero Jr 4 1 Ortiz attended Puerto Rico s Escuela Vocacional Hipica a school for prospective jockeys then moved to the United States in 2012 to join Irad who had already become a leading jockey When Ortiz followed suit by becoming one of the leading apprentice jockeys of 2012 the two brothers quickly attracted attention They re doing this in New York the Mecca of racing two riders fighting for the title said Pito in early 2013 I don t remember ever seeing two brothers do that 3 The brothers are highly competitive with each other even when playing basketball or baseball or video games such as Gallop Racer That s just what we do Ortiz said We ve always competed trying to beat each other It s still fun We re still very close We share the same corner in the jockey s room in New York and when we get done racing he usually stops by my house just about every day 1 4 Ortiz married jockey Taylor Rice on December 20 2016 5 The two had a daughter Leilani in July 2017 6 Career editOrtiz recorded his first win in Puerto Rico on January 7 2012 at Hipodromo Camarero Soon thereafter he moved to the U S where he recorded his first American win on March 13 at Parx Casino and Racing 1 On July 15 he suffered multiple injuries including a punctured lung after a fall He returned to racing on August 26 7 and finished the year with 98 wins from 697 starts 8 In 2013 he won 224 races including his first Grade I victory in the Hopeful Stakes with Strong Mandate 1 For the next two years he maintained a consistent level of success with 234 wins in 2014 and 244 wins in 2015 In 2016 he had a breakthrough year with 351 wins which Ortiz attributed to increased experience Trainer Linda Rice who is the aunt of Ortiz s wife concurred He s always been a very good speed rider but in the last year and a half he s not one dimensional she said He s a top rider period He sees the race well He s extremely athletic and puts his horses in good position He makes very few mistakes 3 Ortiz is known for his soft hands and ability to get horses to relax 6 On July 28 2016 Ortiz earned his 1 000th career win when he rode Moonlight Song to victory in the John Morrissey Stakes at Saratoga 9 He went on to win the Saratoga riding title with 65 wins 3 In November Ortiz won his first Breeders Cup race the Juvenile Turf aboard Oscar Performance 10 Ortiz went on to win his first New York Racing Association NYRA year end title with 319 wins at Aqueduct Belmont Park and Saratoga over the course of 2016 11 He finished 2016 in as the leading jockey in North America by number of wins 5 and in third place by earnings 2 He was a finalist for the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey finishing third It was great to be among the final three with a Hall of Famer like Mike Smith and a future Hall of Famer in Javier Castellano he said I ll keep working hard until I win it 3 In 2017 Ortiz earned his first win in a Triple Crown race with Tapwrit in the Belmont Stakes He was again the leading rider at Saratoga highlighted by a victory on Elate in the Alabama Stakes 12 He won the Breeders Cup Juvenile aboard Good Magic and finished the year as the leading jockey in the United States by earnings He was voted the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey 13 Jose Ortiz was on Good Magic during the Kentucky Derby and was spotted with a Free Murdoc strip on his leg He later went on to come second Year end charts edit Chart 2012 present Year End Rank by earnings 2 National Earnings List for Jockeys 2012 91National Earnings List for Jockeys 2013 11National Earnings List for Jockeys 2014 5National Earnings List for Jockeys 2015 4National Earnings List for Jockeys 2016 3National Earnings List for Jockeys 2017 1National Earnings List for Jockeys 2018 2National Earnings List for Jockeys 2019 2National Earnings List for Jockeys 2020 7National Earnings List for Jockeys 2021 4References edit a b c d e Jose Ortiz Bio www keeneland com Retrieved May 13 2017 permanent dead link a b c Equibase Profile Jose Ortiz equibase com Retrieved January 29 2018 a b c d e Ehalt Bob Jose Ortiz looks to build on memorable 2016 campaign www nyra com Retrieved 13 May 2017 a b Goldberg Ryan Aqueduct Father figure stands behind Ortiz brothers success Daily Racing Form Retrieved 13 May 2017 a b Jockey Jose Ortiz to Ride Final Month of Championship Meet G2 Holy Bull Anchors Guaranteed Multi Race Pools Saturday www gulfstreampark com Retrieved 13 May 2017 a b Seabrook John 27 November 2017 Puerto Rico s Ortiz Brothers Light Up Horse Racing The New Yorker Retrieved 4 December 2017 Aqueduct Ortiz brothers make their mark on New York jockey colony Daily Racing Form Retrieved 13 May 2017 Ortiz brothers achieve dream of riding in Kentucky Derby www kentuckyderby com Retrieved 13 May 2017 Moonlight Song defends Morrissey title after year layoff gives Ortiz 1000th winner www nyra com Retrieved 13 May 2017 2016 Eclipse Awards Jose Ortiz Daily Racing Form Retrieved 13 May 2017 Ortiz Brown Dubb capture year end NYRA titles www nyra com Retrieved 13 May 2017 2017 Breeders Cup Jockey Bios Jose Ortiz PDF Equibase Retrieved 1 November 2017 New Rider on Top Jose Ortiz Earns Eclipse BloodHorse com Retrieved 30 January 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jose Ortiz jockey amp oldid 1159460779, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
