Irad Ortiz Jr. and Flavien Prat became the first two jockeys to surpass the $40 million mark in purse earnings for a single year in 2025, but it was Ortiz finishing as the year-end leader by the slimmest of margins. Ortiz, who had 1,631 mounts, earned $40,497,847 in purses, while Prat, who rode 1,256 horses, finished with $40,496,178. Prat made a late run at Ortiz, winning three races Wednesday at Aqueduct but did not accrue sufficient earnings in his last two rides to pass him. It might not have mattered anyway. It is expected that Prat will lose $35,750 off his total as a horse he rode to victory on Nov. 7 at Aqueduct, Meg’s Foxy Grey, has been disqualified for a medication violation, according to a post on the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU) website. The Equibase chart of that race, as of Thursday morning, did not reflect that disqualification and loss of purse money. Ortiz, a five-time Eclipse Award winner, held the previous record for jockey earnings in one year with $39,193,365, set in 2023. In 2025, Ortiz led all riders in wins with 351 – his second-highest career total behind the 366 he won in 2023 – followed by Paco Lopez (325), Jose Ortiz (320), Prat (309), and Mychel Sanchez (307). :: Subscribe to the DRF Post Time Email Newsletter: Get the news you need to play today's races!  Prat, last year’s Eclipse Award-winning jockey, led all jockeys in 2025 in stakes wins (75), graded stakes wins (46), and Grade 1 stakes victories (13). Jamie Ness led all trainers in wins in 2025 with 353 from 1,415 starters, while Brad Cox led all trainers in purse-money won with $30,255,435, not including the $6.96 million Hit Show earned for his victory in the Dubai World Cup. Cox finished third in wins (277) but led all trainers in stakes wins (59). Bob Baffert won the most graded stakes (35) and tied Chad Brown and Todd Pletcher for most Grade 1 stakes wins (10). Steve Asmussen finished second in wins (331 from 2,275 starters) and purse-money won ($24,939,805). Godolphin Racing led all owners in purse-money won with $22,395,556. Godolphin, which owned and bred dual-classic winner and leading Horse of the Year contender Sovereignty, won 104 races (fourth overall) and led all owners in graded stakes wins (22) and Grade 1 victories (8). Seth Klarman’s Klaravich Stables was second in earnings with $6,786,768 on the strength of 71 wins (10th overall). Bruno Schickedanz led all owners in wins with 151, followed by the partnership of Madison Avenue Racing Stables, Morris Kernan Jr., and Jagger Inc. with 126. Godolphin-bred horses won 218 races, 25 graded stakes, and $27,284,221. Calumet Farm led breeders in wins with 289. The horse who won the most races in 2025 was Sharp Warning, an 8-year-old California-bred who went 10 for 16 competing at small tracks in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and South Dakota. The gelding by Elusive Warning is owned and trained by Kayla Warren. Sovereignty, the Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes, and Travers winner, won the most money in North America ($5,692.020). :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.