Top jockey Jose Ortiz continued to showcase his ... Quietside settled into second behind Five G with Irad Ortiz, Jr. in the irons. Quietside moved past Five G in the stretch to post a one-length ...

III Tampa Bay Derby. For the week, Ortiz won a total of eight races leading the panel of racing experts to vote the five-time Eclipse Award winner Jockey of the Week for March 3-March 9.

I tapped him on the shoulder when they started getting close to me and whoosh,” said Ortiz, Jr. to trainer Brian Lynch while trying to contain his excitement about Owen Almighty’s commanding ...

Jockey Jose Ortiz has dominated the leading rider competition at the 2024-2025 Fair Grounds race meet and plans to return to ...

Jose Ortiz wasn’t sure what to expect in his first year in New Orleans. When the veteran rider joined the Fair Grounds jockey colony ... his older brother, Irad, who will travel from his home ...