Jockey Standings Saratoga 2023 (2024)

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Trainer Linda Rice added a second title to the won she won in 2009 at Saratoga. Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., left, is presented the trophy as the winningest jockey for 2023 by Hall of Fame jockey Angel Cordero Jr., for whom the award is named.

Velazquez won the first of his five Saratoga riding championships in 1998 and set a Spa record with 65 victories in 2004. He has won a total of 26 riding titles at New York tracks and in 2013 became the all-time leading rider at Saratoga with his 694th career win at the Spa.

Just like caddies at the Masters receive some of the payout if their golfer wins, jockeys receive a portion of the Kentucky Derby prize their horse lands. According to multiple reports, jockeys typically receive 10% of the prize money.

You might be surprised to learn that Cup winning jockeys will earn over $200,000 for their winning ride. Jockeys are entitled to 5% of the prize money earned and will usually also receive a small amount for booking the ride.

LEONNA MAYOR used a quote from the Harry Potter series of films as she and her rugby star boyfriend Stuart Hogg enjoyed a sunkissed break in Dubai. The TV presenter dubbed 'the world's sexiest jockey' and former Scotland rugby star Hogg are soaking up the sunshine in Dubai right now.

Julie Krone is by far the most well-known American female jockey. She had an extraordinarily groundbreaking career and was the first female jockey to reach the top tier of the sport from a national perspective.

Meet Leonna Mayor… 'world's sexiest jockey' and Sky Sports racing presenter who posed in underwear for Zoo magazine. LEONNA MAYOR is a stunning ITV and Sky Sports racing presenter who has been labelled the 'world's sexiest jockey'.

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Jockey Jack Andrews made headlines last year as the world's tallest jockey. The Englishman, standing at a staggering 6 ft 4 in (193cm) towered above the rest of the field, with the average jockey said to be no more than 5ft 2in.

Just a few weeks after winning the 1973 Triple Crown, Secretariat lost the Whitney Stakes to a little-known horse named Onion at the Saratoga Race Course.

He had a somewhat better year in 1936. On August 3 Charles Howard and his wife, Marcela, watch Seabiscuit win a race at Saratoga. Trainer Tom Smith advises Howard to buy the animal.

The most wins by a jockey in a horse racing career is 13,069, achieved by Jorge Ricardo (Brazil) from November 1976 to 15 March 2021.

Yorkshire-based jockey Joe Fanning has been rolling back the years to lead the 2023 Flat Jockeys' Championship.

After leading the rankings for most of the year, EQUINOX (JPN) [135] has been named the 2023 Longines World's Best Racehorse. His rating of 135 is the highest mark a Japanese horse has ever received under the current system, besting the 134 that El Condor Pasa earned in 1999.

Suffering from a fever, he lost the Whitney Stakes at Saratoga to Onion in August and the Woodward Stakes at Belmont Park to Prove Out.