Equibase Company

06/02/2026

With 11 wins and $1,461,064 in earnings last week, Irad Ortiz, Jr. surpassed $17M in 2026 earnings!

5 of his 11 wins were in stakes races:
🏆Texas Derby - Desert Gate
🏆Speightstown Sprint S. - Souper Tuscan
🏆Ouija Board Distaff S. - Vive V***e
🏆Audobon S. - Touch of Fire
🏆G3 Mint Julep S. - Sweet Treasure

With $17,049,729 in earnings already this year, Ortiz, Jr. is nearly $5 million ahead of his pace from this point last year when setting the single-season North American earnings record in 2025 with $40,529,104.

Ortiz, Jr. has 19 scheduled stakes mounts this week at Saratoga and Churchill including the G1 Acorn, G1 New York, G1 Ogden Phipps, G1 Jaipur, G1 Woody Stephens, G1 Met Mile, G1 Manhattan and the G1 Belmont Stakes.

Check out his jockey profile on Equibase:
https://equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=People&searchType=J&eID=142725&rbt=TB

📸Eclipse Sportswire

06/02/2026

31 different stallions have sired the last 35 winners of the G1 Belmont Stakes 👀

The only repeat sire since 1991 is Gainesway Farm's Tapit... who won with Tonalist (2014), Creator (2016), Tapwrit (2017), and Essential Quality (2021).

With 4 Belmont winners, Tapit is tied with Lexington as the all-time leading sire in Belmont Stakes history.

📸Ben Kudla/Equibase

06/02/2026

Last week's winning Equibase Speed Figures in graded stakes 📝

Friday, May 29:
🏆G3 Penn Mile S.
🥇Alpyland - 100 ESF

Saturday, May 30:
🏆G2 Shawnee S.
🥇Splendora - 105 ESF

🏆G2 Eclipse S.
🥇Maycocks Bay - 107 ESF

🏆G2 Santa Margarita S.
🥇Om N Joy - 99 ESF

🏆G3 Blame S.
🥇Original Sin - 97 ESF

🏆G3 Arlington S.
🥇Lagynos - 112 ESF

🏆G3 Regret S.
🥇Faithful Departed - 108 ESF

🏆G3 Mint Julep S.
🥇Sweet Treasure - 100 ESF

🏆G3 Aristides S.
🥇Cornucopian - 118 ESF

🏆G3 Jacques Cartier S.
🥇Possiblemente - 99 ESF

🏆G3 Belle Mahone S.
🥇Deloraine - 101 ESF

Sunday, May 31:
🏆G3 Triple Bend S.
🥇Stronghold - 103 ESF

📸Eclipse Sportswire

06/02/2026

The 2026 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival begins tomorrow at Saratoga! 🎪🏇

5 days of stakes action at SAR with a total of 25 stakes races (18 graded) and over $11 million in purses!

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06/02/2026

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📸Eclipse Sportswire

06/02/2026

Good Morning and Happy Tuesday! 🏇☕️

The largest average field size in North America today comes from Horseshoe Indianapolis Racing & Casino, with a 9.12!

9 races on today's card at IND with first post at 2:10 PM ET!

For more statistics from today and the day prior, visit Equibase Daily Insights with the link below:
https://equibase.com/DailyInsights/dailyInsights.cfm

📸Eclipse Sportswire

06/01/2026

The field is set for the 2026 G1 Belmont Stakes at Saratoga! 🏆🏇

06/01/2026

06/01/2026

Wishing HARLEY a very Happy 16th Birthday! 🎉

05/30/2026

152nd Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo at the Cherie Ingordo-DeVaux barn this morning at Keeneland following his final work in preparation for next Saturday's G1 Belmont Stakes! 🏆

Golden Tempo worked 4F in 48.20 this morning at KEE with fractions of 23.80, 36.00 and out 6F in 1:14.80.

Since 1991, there have been 25 Belmont Stakes winners who did not run in the Preakness, Golden Tempo would join Sovereignty as the second Kentucky Derby winner in that time frame to skip the Preakness and win the Belmont.

The last 7 consecutive Belmont Stakes winners did not run in the Preakness.

📸Lyndsey Kudla