![]() ![]() Shad Nation ( Cairo Prince), with Dylan Davis aboard, finished sixth. He did so in a year that saw his mounts win the Belmont Stakes, three Breeders’ Cup races and 16 other Grade 1 events. The 30-year-old from Puerto Rico topped the sport’s money list for the fourth time in his career. Strikingly Spun ( Hard Spun), ridden by Jose Ortiz, Irad's brother, finished second. Irad Ortiz Jr., three-time Eclipse Award winner as racing’s top jockey, made a strong case in 2022 for a fourth such title. 3, 2023 at Saratoga Springs Rec Center in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. continued his successful run at the Saratoga Race Course summer meet by capturing five races on the July 22 11-race. Ortiz was attempting to rally from last by coming up the inside rail aboard Federalist Papers (More Than Ready) in that afternoon's third race, an allowance/optional claiming grass route.Īccording to the Equibase chart, Ortiz's mount “had a clear lane just off the fence initially between foes and then went on through a tighter seam a furlong out as Strikingly Spun came in very slightly as Shad Nation came out very slightly, had the rider release the right handed rein to go to a right handed crop and came in impeding Shad Nation on the fence forcing that rival to check sharply pausing himself to look back to assess the damage done…”įederalist Papers finished third. passes during the 14th annual Jockeys vs. Ortiz will sit out June 25, 30, and July 1, according to the New York State Gaming Commission ruling dated June 17. Race 1 12:20pm Race 2 12:50pm Race 3 1:18pm Race 4 1:46pm Race 5 2:15pm Race 6 2:44pm Race 7 3:14pm Race 8 3:42pm Race 9 4:10pm. and Joel Rosario as three-racing-day careless riding. thank god for everything I will be riding in saratoga thank my God for all - at Belmont Park Racetrack. Saudi Crown was second and Angel of Empire was another half-length back in third. The final days of the Saratoga Race Course meet will be a little less hectic for jockeys Irad Ortiz Jr. Irad Ortiz, Jr., who is currently the nation's leading jockey this year in both purse winnings and victories, waived his right to appeal a three-day “careless riding suspension” imposed by the Belmont Park stewards for a June 11 stretch-run infraction that resulted in an inquiry, but no disqualification. Ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr., Forte ran nine furlongs in 1:49.61 on a sloppy track. ![]()
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