The jockeys at the Saratoga Race Course do their best work in the saddle. However, they traded in their saddles for microphones Sunday night, and raised a lot of money for their injured jockey colleagues.

A couple dozen current jockeys sang karaoke in the annual fundraiser for the Permanently Disabled Jockey Fund.

The event was held at Vapor Nightclub at Saratoga Casino Hotel.

The jockeys were singing their hearts out as hundreds of people cheered them on.

Jose Ortiz was the defending champ. He belted out a version of Shaboozey’s “Tipsy (A Bar Song).”

There were silent and live auctions. Jayson Werth, a former Major League Baseball player and owner of Belmont winning horse, Dornoch, was the winning bidder of an authentic bench from Belmont Park.

However, it was the singing that brought people in to help riders who are permanently disabled. 
Hall of Fame Jockey John Velazquez and his wife Leona gave the audience chills that were multiplying, with their duet of “You’re the One That I Want” from “Grease.”

Retired jockey Shane Sellers, who has also recorded music of his own, wowed the crowd with his version of “Deep River Woman” by Lionel Richie. Sellers’ performance earned him the championship belt.

Then as a finale, and a nod to their disabled colleagues, all the jockeys took the stage to sing “Don’t Stop Believin’.”

Hear some of the singing by watching the video of Mark Mulholland’s story.