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

A fter a scary fall in Sunday's Jockey Club Gold Cup at Saratoga Race Course that resulted in a trip to Albany Medical Center ...

Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. appeared to avoid serious injury after he was unseated from his mount, 9-5 second choice Mindframe, ...

Saratoga's leading rider fell from his mount in a bumping incident in the $1-million race Sunday and was taken to a hospital, where all tests for injuries came back negative. His mount, Mindframe, was ...

Irad Ortiz Jr. was taken to Albany Medical Center on Sunday after being thrown from his mount during a chaotic start to ...

Jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr., who was thrown from Mindframe (Constitution) shortly after the start of the GI Jockey Club Gold Cup Sunday at Saratoga, was sent to Albany Medical for evaluation. Release of ...

Heading into Friday, Jose Ortiz was just three wins behind his brother at 52 — then Irad Ortiz won four races on the day to bring his total to 59.

THIS is the jaw-dropping moment a jockey cheated death after a ‘braindead’ rival caused disaster. Irad Ortiz’s quick thinking meant he left the saddle of one horse for another ...

Top-ranked Long Island jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. and little brother Jose — the Manning brothers of horse racing — headline a “generational” collection of seven hard-charging New York riders.

Irad Ortiz Jr. is the jockey for the horse Improbable in the 2019 Kentucky Derby. Learn about his bio and career.

Recognizing winning rides in the Gamely Stakes (G1T) and Hollywood Gold Cup (G2), a panel of racing experts voted Irad Ortiz Jr. Jockey of the Week for May 19 - May 26.