Then in the Preakness, Rosario and Epicenter were squeezed back in the early stages and could not catch up to winner Early Voting. Rosario nearly won his second Kentucky Derby, taking the lead with Epicenter only for little-known Rich Strike to fly up on the rail and win by 3/4 of a length. Notable 2022 wins: Travers Stakes (G1), Saratoga, Epicenter Churchill Downs Stakes (G1), Churchill Downs, Jackie’s Warrior Clark Stakes (G1), Churchill Downs, Proxy La Troienne Stakes (G1), Churchill Downs, Pauline’s Pearl First Lady Stakes (G1), Keeneland, In Italian The French-born jockey also continued a lucrative partnership with trainer Chad Brown, winning Grade 1 races aboard five different Brown trainees. Prat then shook the reins at the top of the stretch, and Flightline took off for an 8 1/4-length win that capped a brief but brilliant 6-for-6 career. In the Breeders’ Cup Classic, he let Irad Ortiz and Life Is Good make the early lead before pulling up to that one’s outside coming through the far turn. Prat had the privilege of piloting soon-to-be Horse of the Year Flightline in his three 2022 starts, all Grade 1 victories. Notable 2022 wins: Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), Keeneland, Flightline Pacific Classic Stakes (G1), Del Mar, Flightline Metropolitan Handicap (G1), Belmont Park, Flightline Blue Grass Stakes (G1), Keeneland, Zandon United Nations Stakes (G1), Monmouth Park, Adhamo He also led the Saratoga jockey colony in wins (55) and earnings ($7.21 million) for the 2022 edition of the New York track’s prestigious meet. Ortiz has now won 17 Breeders’ Cup races, all since 2014. Speaking of Nest, he booted her home to three Grade 1 wins as she made a slam-dunk case for 3-year-old filly divisional championship honors. Ortiz earned a second Belmont Stakes score, finishing three lengths clear of brother Jose Ortiz and Nest to secure a Todd Pletcher-trained, Mike Repole-owned one-two finish. Notable 2022 wins: Belmont Stakes (G1), Belmont Park, Mo Donegal Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1), Keeneland, Elite Power Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), Keeneland, Forte Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1), Keeneland, Goodnight Olive Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1), Gulfstream Park, Life Is Good Money collected on the Dubai World Cup and Saudi Cup cards is factored into these statistics. Here is a look at the top 10 North American jockeys of 2022 in terms of earnings.
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