# Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey

The Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey is an American thoroughbred horse racing honor for jockeys first awarded in 1971. Part of the Eclipse Awards program, it is awarded annually. Panamanian jockey Laffit Pincay Jr. won the inaugural award in 1971 and was the first jockey to win consecutively (1973 and 1974). His subsequent wins in 1979 and 1985 brought his total wins to five, a number only surpassed by American jockey Jerry Bailey, who holds the record with seven. Bailey won his first three consecutively from 1995 to 1997, before winning another four consecutively from 2000 to 2003. His latter four consecutive wins are a record, only matched by Venezuelan jockey Javier Castellano's four wins from 2013 to 2016. The most recent winner, Irad Ortiz Jr. also has five wins, tied with Pincay Jr. for second all-time behind Bailey.

## Winners

| * | Inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame |
| Year | Jockey | Nationality |
| 1971 | Laffit Pincay Jr.* | Panama |
| 1972 | Braulio Baeza* | Panama |
| 1973 | Laffit Pincay Jr.* (2) | Panama |
| 1974 | Laffit Pincay Jr.* (3) | Panama |
| 1975 | Braulio Baeza* (2) | Panama |
| 1976 | Sandy Hawley* | Canada |
| 1977 | Steve Cauthen* | United States |
| 1978 | Darrel McHargue* | United States |
| 1979 | Laffit Pincay Jr.* (4) | Panama |
| 1980 | Chris McCarron* | United States |
| 1981 | Bill Shoemaker* | United States |
| 1982 | Ángel Cordero Jr.* | Puerto Rico |
| 1983 | Ángel Cordero Jr.* (2) | Puerto Rico |
| 1984 | Pat Day* | United States |
| 1985 | Laffit Pincay Jr.* (5) | Panama |
| 1986 | Pat Day* (2) | United States |
| 1987 | Pat Day* (3) | United States |
| 1988 | José A. Santos* | Chile |
| 1989 | Kent Desormeaux* | United States |
| 1990 | Craig Perret* | United States |
| 1991 | Pat Day* (4) | United States |
| 1992 | Kent Desormeaux* (2) | United States |
| 1993 | Mike E. Smith* | United States |
| 1994 | Mike E. Smith* (2) | United States |
| 1995 | Jerry Bailey* | United States |
| 1996 | Jerry Bailey* (2) | United States |
| 1997 | Jerry Bailey* (3) | United States |
| 1998 | Gary Stevens* | United States |
| 1999 | Jorge F. Chavez | Peru |
| 2000 | Jerry Bailey* (4) | United States |
| 2001 | Jerry Bailey* (5) | United States |
| 2002 | Jerry Bailey* (6) | United States |
| 2003 | Jerry Bailey* (7) | United States |
| 2004 | John R. Velazquez* | Puerto Rico |
| 2005 | John R. Velazquez* (2) | Puerto Rico |
| 2006 | Edgar Prado* | Peru |
| 2007 | Garrett K. Gomez* | United States |
| 2008 | Garrett K. Gomez* (2) | United States |
| 2009 | Julien Leparoux^ | France |
| 2010 | Ramon Domínguez* | Venezuela |
| 2011 | Ramon Domínguez* (2) | Venezuela |
| 2012 | Ramon Domínguez* (3) | Venezuela |
| 2013 | Javier Castellano* | Venezuela |
| 2014 | Javier Castellano* (2) | Venezuela |
| 2015 | Javier Castellano* (3) | Venezuela |
| 2016 | Javier Castellano* (4) | Venezuela |
| 2017 | José Ortiz* | Puerto Rico |
| 2018 | Irad Ortiz Jr.* | Puerto Rico |
| 2019 | Irad Ortiz Jr.* (2) | Puerto Rico |
| 2020 | Irad Ortiz Jr.* (3) | Puerto Rico |
| 2021 | Joel Rosario | Dominican Republic |
| 2022 | Irad Ortiz Jr.* (4) | Puerto Rico |
| 2023 | Irad Ortiz Jr.* (5) | Puerto Rico |
| 2024 | Flavien Prat | France |

## Records

Most wins:
* 7 - Jerry Bailey (1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)
* 5 - Laffit Pincay, Jr. (1971, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1985)
* 5 - Irad Ortiz Jr. (2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023)
* 4 - Pat Day (1984, 1986, 1987, 1991)
* 4 - Javier Castellano (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)