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.

In 1995, Russell Baze was honored with the Eclipse Special Award for being the first jockey ever to win 400 or more races in a year for four years in a row.

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

Past winners:
 * 1971 : Laffit Pincay, Jr. 🇵🇦
 * 1972 : Braulio Baeza 🇵🇦
 * 1973 : Laffit Pincay, Jr. 🇵🇦
 * 1974 : Laffit Pincay, Jr. 🇵🇦
 * 1975 : Braulio Baeza 🇵🇦
 * 1976 : Sandy Hawley 🇨🇦
 * 1977 : Steve Cauthen 🇺🇸
 * 1978 : Darrel McHargue 🇺🇸
 * 1979 : Laffit Pincay, Jr. 🇵🇦
 * 1980 : Chris McCarron 🇺🇸
 * 1981 : Bill Shoemaker 🇺🇸
 * 1982 : Ángel Cordero, Jr.
 * 1983 : Ángel Cordero, Jr.
 * 1984 : Pat Day 🇺🇸
 * 1985 : Laffit Pincay, Jr. 🇵🇦
 * 1986 : Pat Day 🇺🇸
 * 1987 : Pat Day 🇺🇸
 * 1988 : José A. Santos
 * 1989 : Kent Desormeaux 🇺🇸
 * 1990 : Craig Perret 🇺🇸
 * 1991 : Pat Day 🇺🇸
 * 1992 : Kent Desormeaux 🇺🇸
 * 1993 : Mike E. Smith 🇺🇸
 * 1994 : Mike E. Smith 🇺🇸
 * 1995 : Jerry Bailey 🇺🇸
 * 1996 : Jerry Bailey 🇺🇸
 * 1997 : Jerry Bailey 🇺🇸
 * 1998 : Gary Stevens 🇺🇸
 * 1999 : Jorge F. Chavez


 * 2000 : Jerry Bailey 🇺🇸
 * 2001 : Jerry Bailey 🇺🇸
 * 2002 : Jerry Bailey 🇺🇸
 * 2003 : Jerry Bailey 🇺🇸
 * 2004 : John R. Velazquez
 * 2005 : John R. Velazquez
 * 2006 : Edgar Prado 🇵🇪
 * 2007 : Garrett Gomez 🇺🇸
 * 2008 : Garrett Gomez 🇺🇸
 * 2009 : Julien Leparoux 🇫🇷
 * 2010 : Ramon Dominguez 🇻🇪
 * 2011 : Ramon Dominguez 🇻🇪
 * 2012 : Ramon Dominguez 🇻🇪
 * 2013 : Javier Castellano 🇻🇪
 * 2014 : Javier Castellano 🇻🇪
 * 2015 : Javier Castellano 🇻🇪
 * 2016 : Javier Castellano 🇻🇪
 * 2017 : José Ortiz
 * 2018 : Irad Ortiz Jr.
 * 2019 : Irad Ortiz Jr.
 * 2020 : Irad Ortiz Jr.
 * 2021 : Joel Rosario 🇩🇴
 * 2022 : Irad Ortiz Jr.