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Irad Ortiz, Jr. To Chase Fourth Straight Bill Shoemaker Award At 2021 Breeders’ Cup

The 19th Bill Shoemaker Award will be given this weekend to the outstanding jockey of the two-day Breeders' Cup World Championships at Del Mar that kick off Friday afternoon.

Won the past three years by Irad Ortiz Jr., who has mounts in 10 Championship races this weekend plus an also-eligible in another, the Shoemaker Award will go to the jockey who rides the most winners in the 14 Championship races. Should there be a tie among two or more riders with the most victories, the deadlock will be broken on a 10-3-1 point system for second- through fourth-place finishes.

The Shoemaker Award is named in honor of one of the greatest jockeys in the history of Thoroughbred racing. Shoemaker, who captured the Kentucky Derby four times, won more than 8,800 races in a career that spanned more than 40 years. In 1987, at age 56, Shoemaker won the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) aboard Ferdinand at Hollywood Park.

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Irad Ortiz Jr. Wins Third Consecutive Bill Shoemaker Award

Irad Ortiz Jr., one of five jockeys to win two races during the 2020 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky., won the 18th annual Bill Shoemaker Award, given to the most outstanding jockey.

The Shoemaker Award goes to the jockey who won the most races in the 14 World Championship races this weekend with the tiebreaker being a 10-3-1 point system for second- through fourth-place finishes.

Ortiz also won the Shoemaker Award in 2018 and 2019.

In addition to his two victories, Ortiz also had a second- and third-place finish, something Joel Rosario, Florent Geroux, John Velazquez and Pierre-Charles Boudot did not.

Ortiz's victories came on Golden Pal (Juvenile Turf Sprint) and Whitmore (Sprint). He finished second on Improbable in the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic and third on Sharp Samurai in the Big Ass Fans Dirt Mile.

The Shoemaker Award is named in honor of one of the greatest jockeys in the history of Thoroughbred racing. Bill Shoemaker, who captured the Kentucky Derby four times, won 8,833 races in a career that spanned more than 40 years. In 1987, at age 56, Shoemaker won the Breeders' Cup Classic aboard Ferdinand at Hollywood Park.

Bill Shoemaker Award winners:
2003: Alex Solis
2004: John Velazquez
2005: Garrett Gomez
2006: Frankie Dettori
2007: Garrett Gomez
2008: Garrett Gomez
2009: Julien Leparoux
2010: Garrett Gomez
2011: John Velazquez
2012: Mike Smith
2013: Mike Smith
2014: John Velazquez
2015: Ryan Moore
2016: Mike Smith
2017: Javier Castellano
2018: Irad Ortiz Jr.
2019: Irad Ortiz Jr.
2020: Irad Ortiz Jr.

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Two-Time Defending Shoemaker Award Winner Irad Ortiz, Jr. Has 10 Breeders’ Cup Mounts

The 18th Bill Shoemaker Award will be given this weekend to the outstanding jockey of the two-day Breeders' Cup World Championships at Keeneland, which kicks off Friday afternoon.

Won the past two years by Irad Ortiz Jr., who has 10 mounts in Championship races this weekend, the Shoemaker Award will go to the jockey who rides the most winners in the 14 Championship races. Should there be a tie among two or more riders with the most victories, the deadlock will be broken on a 10-3-1 point system for second- through fourth-place finishes.

The elder Ortiz brother's Breeders' Cup mounts include: Golden Pal (Juvenile Turf Sprint, Wesley Ward), Public Sector (Juvenile Turf, Chad Brown), Royal Approval (Juvenile Fillies Turf, Wesley Ward), Reinvestment Risk (Juvenile, Chad Brown), Come Dancing (Filly & Mare Sprint, Carlos Martin), Imprimis (Turf Sprint, Joe Orseno), Sharp Samurai (Dirt Mile, Mark Glatt), Nay Lady Nay (Filly & Mare Turf, Chad Brown), Whitmore (Sprint, Ron Moquett), and Improbable (Classic, Bob Baffert).

The Shoemaker Award is named in honor of one of the greatest jockeys in the history of Thoroughbred racing. Shoemaker, who captured the Kentucky Derby four times, won more than 8,800 races in a career that spanned more than 40 years. In 1987, at age 56, Shoemaker won the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) aboard Ferdinand at Hollywood Park.

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