Irad Ortiz, Jr. earned his second consecutive riding title on the New York Racing Association circuit, with Chad Brown taking his first ever year-end training title.
Ortiz, 23, won 281 races in 2015 at Belmont Park, Saratoga Race Course and Aqueduct Racetrack with earnings of $19,159,036. He rode 12 graded stakes winners in New York, including four Grade I winners. His younger brother, Jose, was runner-up for the second straight year, finishing with 237 winners worth $15,477,257. Javier Castellano was third with 174 winners and $16,623,038 in purses earned.
Brown, 37, had a banner year in New York, saddling 131 winners of $12,766,542, including four Grade I winners. Nationally, Brown won 203 races worth more than $20 million, including a pair of Breeders' Cup wins.
Todd Pletcher finished second on the New York circuit with 123 winners of $12,086,440. David Jacobson was third with 89 winners of $4,677,923.
Michael Dubb's 58 winners put him atop the owner standings for the fourth time, having previously won in 2014, 2012 and 2010.
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