Orlando Mojica scores career win 2,500

SHELBYVILLE, Ind. (April 14, 2021) – In only the second day of action for the 2021 season at Indiana Grand, Jockey Orlando Mojica hit win 2,500 aboard Sky Judge in the afternoon’s seventh race Wednesday, April 14. It was Mojica’s only mount of the day and only his third start of the season thus far in Indiana. Merrill Roberts trains the three-year-old son of Sahara Sky.

“I thought I was going to get it at Oaklawn (Arkansas) and I came really close, winning my 2,499th race there,” said Mojica, who has several leading jockey titles to his name at Indiana Grand. “This is very exciting day for me. I’m a very blessed guy.”

Mojica won the jockey title at Indiana Grand during the inaugural season in 2003 and then returned for back to back wins in 2008 and 2009. The multiple Graded Stakes winning jockey has garnered success at nearly every racetrack he has ridden at, including Canterbury Park in Minnesota, where he won his 2,000th win in 2016. The Puerto Rican native also won leading rider titles at Ellis Park and at Hoosier Park before all Thoroughbred racing was moved to Indiana Grand in 2013.

Mojica also won his 1,000th career win at Indiana Grand. He is still ranked third on the list of all-time winning jockeys at Indiana Grand. Since his riding career began in 2000, he has ridden in more than 17,700 races and accumulated in excess of $45 million in purse earnings.

PHOTO CAPTION: Orlando Mojica scores his 2,500th career win aboard Sky Judge in the seventh race at Indiana Grand Wednesday, April 14. Photo by Coady Photography

PHOTO CAPTION: Eric Halstrom, vice president and general manager of racing, makes the special presentation to Jockey Orlando Mojica after he won his 2,500th career win Wed. April 14 at Indiana Grand. Photo by Coady Photography