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.

Horses from post 7 and outward won 33 of the 158 races, accounting for 21% of the wins. Meanwhile, inside posts 1-3 won 40% of the races and middle posts won 39%.

A year after setting the earnings record, Ortiz did it again in 2023 with $39,192,585, eclipsing the previous mark by more than $2 million. He led all jockeys in wins (366) for the seventh consecutive year, and also had the most seconds (269), and thirds (248).

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.

Highest Paid Jockey in the World in 2022

First place on the list goes to Japan's Yutaka Take, with an estimated fortune of $796m earned and over 2,500 wins.

She was born in Michigan in 1963 and made her debut at the age of 17 in Florida. She rode a winner at Tampa Bay Downs and launched a memorable career. Julie Krone has won 3,704 starts throughout her 23 year career; many consider her to be the greatest female jockey to ever grace the game.

'World's sexiest jockey' Leonna Mayor strips down to bikini & posts Harry Potter quote while on holiday with Stuart Hogg. 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.

1) The most common color of Kentucky Derby winners is bay with 56, including Mandaloun in 2021, followed by chestnut with 50 winners, including Mage last year, and brown with 17. Eight Kentucky Derby winners were gray or roan, most recently Giacomo in 2005.

Which number horse wins most often? ›

Apart from metropolitan tracks, the handicapper's preferred horses, (number one) won more races than any other number.

In the steeplechase, the numbers between 11 and 29 have proved to be the most successful, supplying 12 winners over this period. 35 and 29, 13 and 10 lead the way, however, with these numbers claiming victory twice each so far.

Gary Bain – The oldest jockey still competing, Gary Bain is riding in Florida, aged 69. The Bahamian jockey began riding in 1979 and has been winning races well into his sixties. Jimmy Quinn – Jimmy Quinn is the oldest currently active jockey riding in Britain, aged 55.

LEONNA MAYOR is a stunning ITV and Sky Sports racing presenter who has been labelled the 'world's sexiest jockey'. She also hit the news after she was spotted going on a spa date with rugby star Stuart Hogg last year. The pair were seen enjoying a spa weekend just days after his ex gave birth to their fourth child.

The average Yard Jockey salary in Saratoga Springs, NY is $50,564 as of July 29, 2024, but the range typically falls between $45,916 and $55,787.

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.