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Orlando Mojica collects milestone win at Indiana Grand

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 Wednesday afternoon’s seventh race. It was Mojica’s only mount of the day and only his third start of the season thus far in Indiana.

 

“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 a very exciting day for me. I’m a very blessed guy.”

 

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Eric Halstrom (above left), vice president and general manager of racing, makes a special presentation to jockey Orlando Mojica after he won his 2,500th career race Wednesday at Indiana Grand. Mojica accomplished the feat aboard Sky Judge (top photo) in the seventh race Wednesday in Shelbyville.

 

 

Mojica won the jockey title at Indiana Grand (Shelbyville, Ind.) 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 race in 2016.

 

The Puerto Rican native also won leading rider titles at Ellis Park (Henderson, Ky.) and at Hoosier Park (Anderson, Ind.) before all Thoroughbred racing was moved to Indiana Grand in 2013.

 

Mojica also won his 1,000th career race 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.

 

The 19th season of Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing extends through Nov. 8. Live racing is conducted at 2:25 p.m. Monday through Wednesday with first post on Thursdays set at 3:25 p.m.

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