JOSE ORTIZ

Birthdate - Oct. 2, 1993
Birthplace - Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
Height - 5 feet, 7 inches
Weight - 112 pounds
Family – Married to former jockey Taylor Rice

2017 Record

1,408 - 270, 259, 211

$27,318,875

2017 NYRA RECORD

936 - 181, 172, 184

$16,216,353

NEW YORK RIDING TITLES

* 2017 Belmont spring/summer, 65 winners

* 2017 Saratoga, 58

* 2016 New York, 319

* 2016 Saratoga, 65

* 2016 Belmont spring/summer, 78

* 2016 Aqueduct spring, 37

* 2015-16 Aqueduct Inner track, 45

* 2014-15 Aqueduct inner track, 77

* 2014 Aqueduct spring

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

* Won four straight individual meet titles en route to the NYRA riding title in 2016

* Regular rider of 2015 Eclipse Female Sprint Champion La Verdad

INTRODUCTION TO RACING

* Like his older brother Irad Ortiz, Jr., he began riding at Hipodromo Camarero in Puerto Rico

* Came to the United States in late 2011 and after several months at Parx Racing, he followed his brother to New York and won with his first mount, Corofin, on March 21, 2012

FIRST U.S. WINNER

* Country Green, March 13, 2012, Parx Racing

NEW YORK STAKES WINS

Adirondack: Just Wicked (2015)

Alabama: Elate (2017)

Athenia: Pianist (2013)

Awad: Frostmourne (2016)

Ballston Spa: Abaco (2014)

Bay Ridge: Saythreehailmary’s (2015); Storied Lady (2014)

Bay Shore: Unified (2016)

Bed o’ Roses: By the Moon (2016)

Beldame: Elate (2017); Belle Gallantey (2014)

Belmont: Tapwrit (2017)

Belmont Coronation: Suffused (2016)

Belmont Derby: Oscar Performance (2017)

Better Talk Now: Our Way (2016)

Bertram F. Bongard: Mirai (2016)

Biogio’s Rose: Super Surprise (2017)

Bolton Landing: March X Press (2017)

Bouwerie: Holiday Disguise (2017)

Broadway: La Verdad (2014)

Busanda: Flora Dora (2016)

Carter: Dads Caps (2015)

Christiecat: Rubilinda (2017)

Cicada: Noble and a Beauty (2015)

Comely: Actress (2017)

Commentator: Zivo (2014)

Coronation Cup: Lost Raven (2016)

Critical Eye: Sheriffa (2015); La Verdad (2014)

Damon Runyon: Samraat (2013)

Dancing Renee: La Verdad (2015); Clear Pasaj (2013)

Danger’s Hour: Macagone (2016)

Discovery: Romansh (2013)

Distaff: Paulassilverlining (2016); La Verdad (2014-15)

Dwyer: Moreno (2013)

East View: Freudie Anne (2014)

Excelsior: Kid Cruz (2016); Romansh (2014)

Fleet Indian: Sunset Ridge (2017)

Flower Bowl: War Flag (2017)

Funny Cide: Upstart (2014)

Forbidden Apple: King Kreesa (2015); Sayaad (2014)

Fort Marcy: Ironicus (2016)

Frizette: Separationofpowers (2017)

Futurity: Engage (2017)

Gallant Bloom: La Verdad (2015)

Garland of Roses: Paulassilverlining (2016)

Glens Falls: Suffused (2016)

Go for Wand: Royal Lahaina (2013)

Gotham: Samraat (2014)

Heavenly Prize: Mei Ling (2016)

Hill Prince: Takeover Target (2015)

Hollie Hughes: Captain Serious (2015)

Honorable Miss: Paulasilverlining (2017); La Verdad (2015)

Hopeful: Practical Joke (2016); Strong Mandate (2013)

Interborough: La Verdad (2016)

Iroquois: La Verdad (2015)

Jaipur: Pure Sensation (2016)

Jim Dandy: Laoban (2016)

Jimmy Winkfield: Ackeret (2015); Hot Heir Skier (2014)

Joe Hirsch Turf Classic: Ectot (2016)

John Morrissey: Moonlight Song (2016); Moonlight Song (2015)

King’s Swan: Even Thunder (2016)

Lure: Shining Copper (2016)

Lynbrook: Miss Freeze (2016)

Manhattan: Ascend (2017)

Mike Lee: Captain Serious (2014)

Mother Goose: Off the Tracks (2016)

Notebook: Gold for the King (2016)

NYSS: Loki’s Vengeance (Thunder Rumble, 2016); Loki’s Vengeance (Thunder Rumble 2015); Freudie Anne (Statue of Liberty, 2015); Possessed (Spectacular Bid, Times Square, 2015); Readthebyline (Thunder Rumble, 2014)

Pebbles: Rubilinda (2017)

Perfect Sting: On Leave (2017)

Pennine Ridge: Oscar Performance (2017)

Peter Pan: Unified (2016)

Pilgrim: Oscar Performance (2016)

Plenty of Grace: Mrs McDougal (2016)

Poker: King Kreesa (2015)

Red Smith: Bigger Picture (2016)

Remsen: Leave the Light On (2014)

Riskaverse: On Leave (2016)

Sands Point: On Leave (2016)

Sheepshead Bay: Sea Calisi (2016)

Smart N Fancy: Fair Point (2016)

State Dinner: Seymourdini (2017)

Stymie: Turco Bravo (2015)

Suburban: Keen Ice (2017)

Summer Colony: Verve’s Tale (2017)

Tempted: Big World (2015); Jacaranda (2014)

Top Flight: Carrumba (2016)

Troy: Disco Partner (2016)

True North: Palace (2014)

Union Avenue: Hot City Girl (2016)

Vagrancy: Paulassilverlining (2016); La Verdad (2015)

Vosburgh: Takaful (2017)

Westchester: Anchor Down (2016)

West Point: King Kreesa (2016)

Winter Memories: My Impression (2016)

Withers: Samraat (2014)

BREEDERS’ CUP WINS

Juvenile: Good Magic (2017)

Juvenile Turf: Oscar Performance (2016)

TRIPLE CROWN WINS

Belmont Stakes: Tapwrit (2017)