Final week, Irad Ortiz Jr. made a giant transfer in Equibase’s rankings of North American-based racehorses, trainers and jockeys. The five-time Eclipse Award-winning jockey had a dominant week, greater than doubling his competitors’s win whole, pushing his 2025 earnings to over $36.7 million.
Ortiz stays the second-highest incomes North American jockey behind Flavien Prat, however the hole has narrowed to $159,633. Ortiz Jr. completed the week with an astounding 15 wins, ending within the prime three 72% of the time from 43 mounts at a 35% clip, with a complete earnings bankroll of $1,096,466. He gained 5 races at Churchill Downs on Wednesday, Nov. 12, together with driving spectacular rescue horse Superior Hawaiian, and continued to win a number of races every day the remainder of the week.
As for horses, the Jockey Membership Oaks at Aqueduct on November fifteenth noticed a rematch between main prize winners Fionn and Laurelyn, each of whom ran within the Queen Elizabeth II Problem Cup Stakes Offered by Dixiana at Keeneland in October. The pair didn’t disappoint within the Oaks, ending first and second respectively with an exciting run on the grass. Twirling Sweet’s 3-year-old filly Fionn gained three consecutive graded stakes this 12 months and added a fourth graded win within the Jockey Membership Oaks earlier than ending fourth within the Queen Elizabeth II. This was Fionn’s sixth win of the 12 months in eight begins, all stakes races. With earnings of $1,968,970 this 12 months, Fionn moved as much as second place within the 3-year-old fillies division and moved up three locations to seventh within the general racehorse standings.
One other notable 3-year-old filly this weekend was Shred the Knarl, who gained the Chirkki Stakes offered by Resolute Racing at Churchill Downs on Nov. 15 in her first begin after a 197-day break. She led from begin to end and gained by two and three-quarters of a size over coach Brian Lynch, who gained final week with a formidable 36%. Shred the Gnarl entered the race with a 13 1/2-length lead over Chirkki after two dominant wins, however together with his third consecutive victory, his whole margin of victory is now 15 1/4 lengths. Shred the Gnar has gained 3 wins, 1 loss, and misplaced 4 races this 12 months, incomes $312,410 in prize cash and shifting as much as thirty sixth place.th Within the 3 12 months previous class.
In North America, final week’s prime 10 incomes trainers remained unchanged, with Brad Cox nonetheless holding a strong lead over Chad Brown.
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