Jockey
Group 1 · Global season 2026
Irad Ortiz Jr
8 Group 1 wins as a jockey
Top trainerWilliam Walden · 2 wins
Top horseRhetorical · 2 wins · €1,522,314
Most Group 1 wins atKeeneland · 3 wins
Biggest Group 1 winArkansas Derby · €830,353
First Group 1 win of the seasonArkansas Derby · 28.03.26
Latest Group 1 winTurf Mile Stakes · 03.10.26
Prize money€6,653,809
Average prize per win€529,350
Winning horses6
Countries1
Tracks4
Different trainers5
Group 1 prize money by year
2026so far€6.7M2.0 %8 wins · 12 places
2025€7.8M2.4 %9 wins · 22 places
2024€5.4M1.7 %6 wins · 20 places
2023€12.6M4.6 %14 wins · 29 placesBest yearBest year
2022€8.5M4.0 %18 wins · 15 places
2021€5.4M2.7 %10 wins · 22 places
2020€5.0M3.4 %7 wins · 11 places
Prize money earned in all Group 1 placings as a jockey, in euros at the exchange rate of each race day.Share of all Group 1 prize money paid worldwide in that year, comparable although purses keep rising.
Every Group 1 win as a jockey in 2026
| Turf Mile Stakes | USA | Rhetorical | Keeneland | €691,961 | 03.10.26 | |
| Coaching Club American Oaks | USA | Counting Stars | Saratoga | €276,784 | 25.07.26 | |
| Jaipur Stakes | USA | Reef Runner | Saratoga | €276,784 | 06.06.26 | |
| Acorn Stakes | USA | Counting Stars | Saratoga | €276,784 | 05.06.26 | |
| Turf Classic Stakes | USA | Rhetorical | Churchill Downs | €830,353 | 02.05.26 | |
| Blue Grass Stakes | USA | Further Ado | Keeneland | €691,961 | 04.04.26 | |
| Madison Stakes | USA | Eclatant | Keeneland | €359,820 | 04.04.26 | |
| Arkansas Derby | USA | Renegade | Oaklawn Park | €830,353 | 28.03.26 |
Behind the wins as a jockey in 2026
2026 Global seasonTrainers
Winning horses
Tracks
1Keeneland3 wins
2Saratoga3 wins
3Oaklawn Park1 win
4Churchill Downs1 win