Author: Jen Perkins

  After earning his first career riding title, apprentice jockey Julio Correa was voted Jockeys’ Guild Foundation Detox Jockey of the Week for August 12-18, 2019. The award is voted on by a panel of experts for riding accomplishments by members of the Jockeys’ Guild, the organization which represents more than 950 riders in North America. Jockey of the Week is sponsored by FoundationDetox.com, America’s #1 Equine Toxin Remover. Julio Correa won his first career riding title on Sunday, surpassing Trevor McCarthy to lead the summer meet at Laurel Park. The apprentice rider won 35 races, five more than McCarthy, who...

  With more stakes wins than any other North American jockey, Orlando Mojica was voted Jockeys’ Guild Foundation Detox Jockey of the Week for August 5-11, 2019. The award is voted on by a panel of experts for riding accomplishments by members of the Jockeys’ Guild, the organization which represents more than 950 riders in North America. Jockey of the Week is sponsored by FoundationDetox.com, America’s #1 Equine Toxin Remover. Orlando Mojica won four stakes at two tracks, including three stakes on a single card at Canterbury Park on Saturday night. The three stakes wins came on Canterbury’s Made in Minnesota...

  After becoming the first jockey of the current Saratoga meet to win five races on one card, Irad Ortiz, Jr. was voted Jockeys’ Guild Foundation Detox Jockey of the Week for July 29 – August 4, 2019. The award is voted on by a panel of experts for riding accomplishments by members of the Jockeys’ Guild, the organization which represents more than 950 riders in North America. Jockey of the Week is sponsored by FoundationDetox.com, America’s #1 Equine Toxin Remover. Irad Ortiz, Jr. kicked off the week at Saratoga with a win in the opener on the Wednesday card aboard...

  The upset winner of the Alfred G Vanderbilt Handicap, Javier Castellano was chosen as the Jockeys’ Guild Foundation Detox Jockey of the Week for July 22-28, 2019. The award is voted on by a panel of experts for riding accomplishments by members of the Jockeys’ Guild, the organization which represents more than 950 riders in North America. Jockey of the Week is sponsored by FoundationDetox.com, America’s #1 Equine Toxin Remover. Javier Castellano was one of several jockeys to win a Grade 1 race last week, but the only one to shatter a track record in the process. Castellano was aboard...

  With five stakes wins, including a redeeming victory aboard Maximum Security in the Haskell, Luis Saez was voted Jockeys’ Guild Foundation Detox Jockey of the Week for July 15-21, 2019. The award is voted on by a panel of experts for riding accomplishments by members of the Jockeys’ Guild, the organization which represents more than 950 riders in North America. Jockey of the Week is sponsored by FoundationDetox.com, America’s #1 Equine Toxin Remover. The stakes victories began on Wednesday at Saratoga, as Saez won the $100,000 Rick Violette Stakes with Sky of Hook ($20.60) as an upset winner in a...