Kilroe Mile Stakes (G1), Hit the Road La Troienne Stakes (G1), Shedaresthedevil Azeri Stakes (G2), Shedaresthedevil Fair Grounds Oaks (G2), Travel Column Risen Star Stakes (G2), Mandaloun. Velazquez, a native of Puerto Rico, has 56 wins from 306 starts in 2021, with $8.1 million earned. The Hall of Famer Velazquez, 49, pulled off the Kentucky Oaks-Kentucky Derby double with Malathaat, who is targeting a July return in Saratoga’s Coaching Club American Oaks (G1). But the status of Medina Spirit’s win is in jeopardy because of a pair of failed post-race drug tests. John Velazquez became a four-time Kentucky Derby winner in May when Medina Spirit stubbornly held off runner-up Mandaloun by a half-length. Notable wins: Derby City Distaff (G1), Gamine Kentucky Derby, Medina Spirit Kentucky Oaks, Malathaat Man o’ War Stakes (G1), Channel Cat Belmont Gold Cup Stakes (G2), Baron Samedi. The Puerto Rico native has posted 128 wins this year out of 675 starts, earning $9.67 million. Jose Ortiz, 27, continued his strong campaign this past weekend at Churchill Downs, scoring Grade 2 wins aboard Letruska and Maxfield. Jose Ortiz’s first two Grade 1 scores of the year, in the Ogden Phipps and Woody Stephens, came aboard mounts that Irad Ortiz Jr. was unable to ride on Belmont Stakes weekend, his brother Jose Ortiz stepped in admirably. Notable wins: Ogden Phipps Stakes (G1), Letruska Woody Stephens Stakes (G1), Drain the Clock Alysheba Stakes (G2), Maxfield Fleur de Lis Stakes (G2), Letruska Stephen Foster Stakes (G2), Maxfield. Ortiz leads North American jockeys this year in wins (200) and earnings ($12.55 million) and is third in starts (743). Ortiz could rank higher on this list, but recovery from a spill forced him to miss 12 graded events on Belmont Stakes weekend. The 28-year-old from Puerto Rico has six Grade 1 victories in 2021, most among his peers. earned Eclipse Award outstanding jockey honors each of the last three years and is making a strong case for a fourth consecutive award. Notable wins: Apple Blossom Handicap (G1), Letruska Carter Handicap (G1), Mischevious Alex Florida Derby (G1), Known Agenda Maker’s Mark Mile Stakes (G1), Raging Bull Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1), Colonel Liam Turf Classic Stakes (G1), Colonel Liam. Prat has scored 129 wins out of 475 starts and has earned $10.38 million. He nearly completed a personal sweep of the Triple Crown events three weeks later in the Belmont Stakes, but his mount Hot Rod Charlie fell just short of Essential Quality despite a gutsy effort. ![]() The 28-year-old native of France booted home Rombauer to a Preakness Stakes upset score with a strong closing finish. Notable wins: Hollywood Gold Cup Stakes (G1), Country Grammer Manhattan Stakes (G1), Domestic Spending Preakness Stakes, Rombauer, Turf Classic Stakes (G1), Domestic Spending American Turf Stakes (G2), Du Jour.įlavien Prat, whom stewards elevated to the 2019 Kentucky Derby victory aboard Country House, crossed the wire first for the first time in an American Classic last month at Pimlico. ![]() He has 99 wins out of 470 starts overall in 2021 with $12.01 million in earnings. Rosario was especially dominant at Keeneland, where he won six stakes on the opening weekend of the spring meet, including four consecutive such events on the Blue Grass Stakes (G2) card. The Dominican Republic native has racked up graded triumphs this year in Arkansas, California, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland and New York. Rosario has never won an Eclipse Award for outstanding jockey, but he is making his case for those honors in 2021 with a coast-to-coast campaign. Notable wins: Ashland Stakes (G1), Malathaat Madison Stakes (G1), Kimari Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1), Knicks Go Santa Anita Handicap (G1), Idol Louisiana Derby (G2), Hot Rod Charlie. Note that this list includes only North American starts, so races such as the Saudi Cup or Dubai World Cup do not factor into these statistics. Here is a look at the top 10 jockeys of 2021 in terms of graded-stakes victories.
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