Leading jockeys
Group 1 · North American season 2026
28 jockeys won a Group 1 in 2026
92 RACES14 TRACKS2 COUNTRIESPURSE OF THOSE RACES: US$ 94,364,860
Most winsFlavien Prat · 13 wins
Runner-upJose L Ortiz · 11 wins
Highest total prize moneyJose L Ortiz · US$ 14,310,500
More than one win16 of 28
A single win only12 of 28
The top three between them32 of 92 wins
Successful in more than one country2 of 28
Latest jockey to winJunior Alvarado · 31.10.2026
NameWinsCountriesPrize money
1Flavien Prat13 winsUS$ 10,795,400▼
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KeenelandBreeders' Cup Dirt MileFurther Ado · 3upUS$ 630,00031.10.26KeenelandBreeders' Cup Filly & Mare SprintWays And Means · 3up f/mUS$ 630,00031.10.26KeenelandBreeders' Cup JuvenileHughes · 2yo c/gUS$ 1,260,00030.10.26KeenelandSpinster StakesFully Subscribed · 3up f/mUS$ 409,50004.10.26SaratogaBallerina StakesWays And Means · 3up f/mUS$ 315,00029.08.26SaratogaPersonal Ensign StakesFully Subscribed · 3up f/mUS$ 315,00029.08.26SaratogaTest StakesExplora · 3yo fUS$ 315,00008.08.26SaratogaMetropolitan HandicapNysos · 3upUS$ 630,00006.06.26SaratogaNew York StakesPortfolio Duration · 4up f/mUS$ 472,50005.06.26Santa Anita ParkShoemaker Mile StakesFormidable Man · 3upUS$ 189,00025.05.26Churchill DownsAmerican Turf StakesStark Contrast · 3yoUS$ 630,00002.05.26KeenelandMaker's Mark MileZulu Kingdom · 4upUS$ 409,50010.04.26Gulfstream ParkFlorida DerbyCommandment · 3yoUS$ 630,00028.03.26
2Jose L Ortiz11 winsUS$ 14,310,500▼
11 winsFull profile →
KeenelandBreeders' Cup DistaffNitrogen · 3up f/mUS$ 1,260,00031.10.26KeenelandBreeders' Cup Filly & Mare TurfKathynmarissa · 3up f/mUS$ 1,260,00031.10.26Belmont at AqueductJoe Hirsch Turf Classic StakesMinaret Station · 3upUS$ 315,00001.10.26SaratogaH. Allen Jerkens Memorial StakesEnglishman · 3yoUS$ 315,00029.08.26SaratogaDiana StakesKathynmarissa · 4up f/mUS$ 315,00018.07.26Churchill DownsStephen Foster StakesMagnitude · 4upUS$ 1,260,00027.06.26SaratogaBelmont StakesGolden Tempo · 3yoUS$ 1,260,00006.06.26SaratogaWoody Stephens StakesEnglishman · 3yoUS$ 315,00006.06.26SaratogaOgden Phipps StakesNitrogen · 4up f/mUS$ 315,00005.06.26Churchill DownsKentucky DerbyGolden Tempo · 3yoUS$ 3,150,00002.05.26Churchill DownsKentucky OaksAlways A Runner · 3yo fUS$ 945,00001.05.26
3Irad Ortiz Jr8 winsUS$ 7,572,500▼
8 winsFull profile →
KeenelandTurf Mile StakesRhetorical · 3upUS$ 787,50003.10.26SaratogaCoaching Club American OaksCounting Stars · 3yo fUS$ 315,00025.07.26SaratogaJaipur StakesReef Runner · 3upUS$ 315,00006.06.26SaratogaAcorn StakesCounting Stars · 3yo fUS$ 315,00005.06.26Churchill DownsTurf Classic StakesRhetorical · 4upUS$ 945,00002.05.26KeenelandBlue Grass StakesFurther Ado · 3yoUS$ 787,50004.04.26KeenelandMadison StakesEclatant · 4up f/mUS$ 409,50004.04.26Oaklawn ParkArkansas DerbyRenegade · 3yoUS$ 945,00028.03.26
4Manuel Franco6 winsUS$ 4,319,000▼
6 winsFull profile →
Belmont at AqueductChampagne StakesU. S. S. Valor · 2yoUS$ 315,00003.10.26SaratogaHopeful StakesThe Good Life · 2yoUS$ 189,00006.09.26SaratogaTravers StakesLeading Change · 3yoUS$ 787,50029.08.26SaratogaAlabama StakesMy Gun's Loaded · 3yo fUS$ 378,00022.08.26SaratogaChristophe Clement Turf StakesSurvie · 3upUS$ 472,50015.08.26Gulfstream ParkPegasus World Cup Turf Invitational StakesTest Score · 4upUS$ 630,00024.01.26
5Junior Alvarado5 winsUS$ 8,017,493▼
5 winsFull profile →
KeenelandBreeders' Cup ClassicSovereignty · 3upUS$ 4,410,00031.10.26KeenelandQueen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup StakesTam Tam · 3yo fUS$ 472,50010.10.26Del MarDel Mar OaksTam Tam · 3yo fUS$ 189,00022.08.26Del MarPacific Classic StakesKnightsbridge · 3upUS$ 630,00022.08.26SaratogaWhitney StakesSovereignty · 3upUS$ 630,00008.08.26
6John R Velazquez5 winsUS$ 5,503,459▼
5 winsFull profile →
KeenelandBreeders' FuturityAmerican History · 2yoUS$ 409,50003.10.26KeenelandFirst Lady StakesClassic Q · 3up f/mUS$ 504,00003.10.26WoodbineE. P. Taylor StakesGimme A Nother · 3up f/mUS$ 472,46312.09.26SaratogaBelmont DerbyTitle Role · 3yoUS$ 472,50004.07.26SaratogaJust a Game StakesClassic Q · 4up f/mUS$ 315,00006.06.26
7Juan J Hernandez5 winsUS$ 2,261,000▼
5 winsFull profile →
KeenelandBreeders' Cup Turf SprintBacio · 3upUS$ 630,00031.10.26Santa Anita ParkAmerican Pharoah StakesHughes · 2yoUS$ 189,00003.10.26Del MarDel Mar FuturityHughes · 2yoUS$ 189,00006.09.26Del MarDel Mar Debutante StakesMiss Monica · 2yo fUS$ 189,00005.09.26Santa Anita ParkB. Wayne Hughes Beholder Mile StakesSplendora · 4up f/mUS$ 189,00007.03.26
8Tyler Gaffalione4 winsUS$ 6,169,000▼
4 winsFull profile →
KeenelandBreeders' Cup Juvenile FilliesEmphatic · 2yo fUS$ 1,260,00030.10.26KeenelandAlcibiades StakesEmphatic · 2yo fUS$ 409,50002.10.26Churchill DownsDerby City Distaff StakesR Disaster · 4up f/mUS$ 630,00002.05.26Gulfstream ParkPegasus World Cup Invitational StakesSkippylongstocking · 4upUS$ 1,890,00024.01.26
9Kendrick Carmouche4 winsUS$ 3,157,476▼
10Micah J Husbands4 winsUS$ 2,706,000▼
4 winsFull profile →
11Ryan Moore3 winsUS$ 4,410,000▼
12Luis Saez3 winsUS$ 3,618,500▼
13Ryusei Sakai3 winsUS$ 2,520,000▼
14Javier Castellano2 winsUS$ 2,697,475▼
15William Buick2 winsUS$ 1,460,425▼
16Ricardo Santana Jr2 winsUS$ 674,000▼
17Paco Lopez1 winsUS$ 2,032,600▼
18Joel Rosario1 winsUS$ 1,658,500▼
19Brian Joseph Hernandez Jr1 winsUS$ 965,500▼
20Billy Loughnane1 winsUS$ 700,000▼
21Jorge A Vargas Jr1 winsUS$ 630,000▼
22Jamie Spencer1 winsUS$ 524,959▼
23Luan Machado1 winsUS$ 472,500▼
24Emisael Jaramillo1 winsUS$ 373,000▼
25Mike E Smith1 winsUS$ 315,000▼
26Hector I Berrios1 winsUS$ 298,994▼
27Diego A Herrera1 winsUS$ 189,000▼
28Edwin Gonzalez1 winsUS$ 189,000▼
Prize money is what the horses of these connections earned in all placings of the Group 1 races with a published prize list, converted to US dollars at the rates of 16 September 2026. An amount stays empty where a winning prize is not on file.