All riders and horses escaped serious injury, and Ortiz was back in the winner's circle on Thursday at Kentucky Downs ...

A nasty fall riding in a race earlier this week not only sidelined jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., it proved costly on Saturday's Belmont Stakes card. Ortiz had to take off all 12 of his mounts because of ...

Tokyo Time won the $77,000 allowance feature Wednesday, a race marred by a three-horse spill. John Velazquez, Cornelio Velasquez and Irad Ortiz Jr. were the three jockeys involved.

Jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. was taken to North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, N.Y., and later released after being involved in a spill in the eighth race June 25 at Belmont Park.

Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. is out of the Belmont Stakes after a scary fall while racing but seems to have escaped long-term injury.

Irad Ortiz Jr. Receives Mike Venezia Memorial Award originally appeared on Paulick Report. The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced Irad Ortiz, Jr. as the recipient of the 2025 ...

Riding Spill Painful for Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., Plus Costly Ortiz had to take off all 12 of his mounts because of his injuries ...

Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. is out of the Belmont Stakes after a scary fall while racing but seems to have escaped long-term injury.

Riding Spill Painful for Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., Plus Costly Ortiz had to take off all 12 of his mounts because of his injuries ...

A nasty fall riding in a race earlier this week not only sidelined jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., it proved costly on Saturday's Belmont Stakes card. Ortiz had to take off all 12 of his mounts because of ...