Irad Ortiz Jr. ended 2025 with $40,497,847 in earnings and finished the year with 351 wins, including 65 stakes wins, 36 graded stakes wins and nine Grade 1 wins. The 33-year-old Puerto Rico native surpassed his previous North American earnings record of $39,193,365 from 2023.
The race for top-earning jockey came to an end when Flavien Prat ended the season just $1,669 behind Ortiz Jr. ended in a profit. Prat recorded 310 wins in 2025, but led all jockeys in stakes success with 75 stakes wins, including 46 graded stakes wins and 13 Grade 1 wins. The remarkable seasonal duel between the two elite riders provided both the Ortiz Jr. as the Prat Eclipse Award finalist award for Outstanding Jockey.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum’s Godolphin also set a new North American earnings record for owners, ending 2025 with $22,395,556. In May, Godolphin became the first owner-breeder (excluding partnership members) to win the Longines Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve since Calumet Farm accomplished the feat in 1952, when Good Cheer rolled to victory in the Oaks and Sovereignty was equally impressive in the Derby. Godolphin also led all breeders in North America with $27,288,066 in revenue for 2025. The international powerhouse has finished as the leading owner and breeder for five consecutive years as of 2021. Their previous earnings record as an owner of $20,234,455 was set in 2024.
After his win in the Kentucky Derby, Sovereignty continued to excel, posting big wins in the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets and the DraftKings Travers Stakes. He finished 2025 as the highest-earning racehorse in North America with $5,692,020 and to the delight of racing fans, he will continue his career on the track in 2026. See other division leaders below.
On the training side, Brad Cox dominated the North American leaderboard in earnings, finishing the year with $30,255,435, more than $5 million than second-place Steve Asmussen. Cox finished the year with 277 wins, winning at a loss of 26% from 1,068 starts and had more stakes wins than any other trainer in North America with 59.
North American leader lists for horses, jockeys, trainers and owners are available at equibase.com and you can filter the data to view it based on a wide variety of categories, including age, gender, area and breed type.
Equibase 2025 Division Leaders by North American Revenues:
General: Sovereignty, $5,692,020
2 year old male: Ted Noffey, $1,657,963
2 year old foal: Super Runner, $1,093,600
3 year old male: Sovereignty, $5,692,020
3 year old foal: Shisospicy, $2,044,645
Older man: Forever young$3,640,000
Older female: Ag Bullet, $1,639,400
Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr., $40,497,847
Trainer: Brad Cox, $30,255,435
Owner: Godolphin, $22,395,556
Breeder: Godolphin, $27,288,066
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