Top 5 Horse Racing Jockeys In The World 2024, According To AI

When it comes to picking horse racing winners, having the best riders on your selections can often be the difference between winning and losing. Therefore, with that in mind, we asked top AI software ChatGPT who are the leading 5 jockeys in the world now.

Ryan Moore Named World’s Top Flat Jockey, According to AI

Here’s what ChatGPT told us when asked – who is the best horse racing jockey in the world (2024)?

“As of July 2024, Ryan Moore is widely regarded as the best jockey in the world. He consistently tops global rankings due to his outstanding performances in major races, securing top positions in Group 1 events worldwide.

“According to the TRC Global Rankings, Moore leads with a strong margin, showcasing his dominance with a high strike rate and numerous wins in elite competitions. Additionally, the Longines World’s Best Jockey Rankings place him among the very best, emphasizing his success on the international stage.

“Close contenders include James McDonald, who also holds a top position in the global rankings and is celebrated for his versatility and success across various racing circuits, particularly in Australia​.

“Other notable jockeys include William Buick, Flavien Prat, and Irad Ortiz Jr, who continue to perform at the highest levels across different countries. However, Moore’s consistent performance and strategic brilliance make him the standout jockey as of mid-2024.

ChatGPT Top 5 Best Flat Jockeys In The World 2024

Who Is Jockey Ryan Moore?

Ryan Moore is an English flat racing jockey who rides a stable number one jockey for legendary trainer Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien.

Moore, is the son of versatile UK trainer Gary Moore, who is based not far from Brighton at Cisswood Stables in Lower Beeding West Sussex, and is also has former jockeys Jamie, Josh and Hayley Moore as his siblings.

There aren’t many top races in the UK and Ireland that Ryan Moore hasn’t won – including all four English Classics – in fact, he’s ridden 14 Classic winners to date.

Ryan Moore also started riding at the age of 4 and was champion apprentice in 2003. While since then has also been British flat racing champion jockey three times.

Moore Has Won Many Top Races Worldwide

Moore is also no stranger to winning big horse races around the world – including the 2014 Melbourne Cup, the 2013 & 2022 Japan Cup and 2010 & 2016 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

His glittering career in the saddle has also seen him land the Longines World’s Best Jockey title four times (2014, 2016, 2021 and 2023), so it’s no shocker that the AI ChatGPT software also agreed to make him the standout flat jockey around the globe at the moment.

WATCH Ryan Moore Winning The 2024 Epsom Derby on City Of Troy

The AI top-rated jockey, won his fourth Epsom Derby in 2024 on the Aidan O’Brien-trained City Of Troy (watch below) and has now landed the last two runnings of this English Classic.

James McDonald, William Buick, Flavien Prat and Irad Ortiz Jr. Also Make Top 5 Best Jockeys List

James McDonald:

Born in New Zealand, McDonald rides mainly in Australia and has ridden winners in most of their top races – including when landing the 2021 Melbourne Cup on Verry Elleegant (watch below).

McDonald has also steered home winners in 98 Group One races and was crowned World Jockey of the Year in 2021 – the same year as entering the New Zealand Racing Hall Of Fame. He also rode at Royal Ascot in 2022 – winning the Group One Kings Stand Stakes in 2022.

Globetrotting McDonald, who started riding at the age of 15, also claimed the Champion Apprentice jockey title in his first year. Plus, has won other big world horse races, that include the Hong Kong Cup (2022 & 2023).

William Buick:

Despite being born in Norway, William Buick is a UK horse racing jockey that started out in 2008 when he shared the champion apprentice jockeys’ title with David Probert.

Buick then secured the role of stable jockey to top Newmarket trainer John Gosden between 2010 and 2014, while it was during this period he was snapped up by leading owners Godolphin (2015).

Horse racing also runs in the family as William Buick’s father, Walter, was an 8-time champion jockey in Scandinavia, with his mother Maria a showjumper and dressage rider.

To date, Buick has won all the British Classics barring the 1000 Guineas, with his most recent when winning the 2000 Guineas in 2024 on the Godolphin horse Notable Speech (watch below).

Flavien Prat:

Born in France, but Flavien Prat now rides most of the time in the US, but before moving to America in 2015, he was a Champion Apprentice jockey in 2009.

Prat is now one of the top US-based jockeys and over the years has mopped up most of their big races – including the Pegasus World Cup Invitational and the Louisiana Derby twice (2023 & 2024).

He’s also landed two of the three US Triple Crown races – the Preakness Stakes in 2021 and a controversial win in the Kentucky Derby in 2019 on Country House. This Bill Mott runner was awarded the race after the first past the post Maximum Security was deemed to have caused interference in the race and disqualified (watch below).

Prat, therefore, just needs to win the Belmont Stakes now to have ridden a winner in all three of the US Triple Crown races.

He’s also a four-time Breeders’ Cup-winning jockey after successes in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (2022), Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (2017), Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (2019) and Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (2016).

Irad Ortiz Jr:

Born in Puerto Rico, Ortiz is another that moved to the US to ply his trade.

He won the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey in 2018 for the first time with the best earnings and total wins and has gone onto win the prize four more times (2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023).

Ortiz has also notched up many of the top US races – including the Breeders’ Cup Turf and Breeders’ Cup Classic – with his most recent in the last-named in 2023 on the White Abarrio (watch below).

In total, Ortiz Jr. has ridden over 3,900 winners around the world.