Saratoga in August is where reputations are made—and this month gave us a heavyweight duel at the top. We pulled the official monthly reports and stacked the two biggest closers in the game head-to-head. Here’s who owned August and where each rider did their damage. (This weekend will be a good test to see who will prevail)

Where the wins came from

• By surface

  • Prat: 22 turf, 9 dirt (0 synth)

  • Irad: 18 turf, 13 dirt (0 synth)

• By track (wins)

  • Prat: 30 at Saratoga, 1 at Woodbine

  • Irad: 30 at Saratoga, 1 at Charles Town

• By race type (wins)

  • Prat: MSW 11 • OCL 10 • Stakes/Hcp 4 • MCL 3 • ALW 2 • CLM 1 • STR 0

  • Irad: MSW 10 • CLM 7 • Stakes/Hcp 6 • OCL 5 • STR 1 • ALW 1 • MCL 1

What it means

• It’s a 31–31 dead heat on wins, but Prat posted the stronger win rate on fewer mounts (22.8% vs 17.4%), leaning into turf and MSW/OCL success.

• Irad matched the total with more volume, shined in stakes and claimers, and split his wins between dirt and turf with a slight dirt edge.

Cash Money (August 2025)

Flavien Prat brought in $3,967,390 in purses — about $29K per ride and $128K every time he won. Biggest bags came with $550,000 on Sierra Leone (Whitney G1) and $412,500 on El Cordobes (IRE).

Irad Ortiz Jr. stacked $3,766,356 — roughly $21K per start and $121K per win — led by $426,000 with Indy Bay (CT Oaks G2) and $150,000 with Rebel Red (GB).

Edge for the month: Prat by $201,034.🤑