José L. Ortiz finally got his roses, and he had to outrun his own brother to get them. The Puerto Rican jockey won the 152nd Kentucky Derby this weekend aboard Golden Tempo, guiding the 23-1 long shot from the back of the field to a stunning victory at Churchill Downs.
It was Ortiz's first Kentucky Derby win in 11 attempts, a career-defining moment made even more dramatic because Renegade, the horse he passed near the wire, was ridden by his older brother, Irad Ortiz Jr.
