![]() This victory earned Silver State a spot in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile this fall. The Steve Asmussen-trained 4-year-old has won his last six races. aboard won the $1 million Metropolitan by a length over By My Standards with Mischevious Alex third and favorite Knicks go fourth in the five-horse field. paced all other riders at the Belmont at the Big A fall meet to secure the leading rider title with 35 wins. Ortiz has won the the Belmont Stakes twice: 2016 (Creator) and 2022 (Mo. She’s a very rare kind of horse to have, and we’re so lucky to have her.” Irad Ortiz, Jr (Puerto Rico) is an Eclipse Award-winning jockey (2018, 2019 & 2020). “To bounce right back and lay it on the line again, this filly has so much talent and so much heart. A nasty fall riding in a race earlier this week not only sidelined jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., it proved costly on Saturdays Belmont Stakes card. “I’m just so proud of her to come back in five weeks after a real dog fight with Malathaat,” Brown said. Hall of Famer John Velazquez replaced Prat on Rombauer, who finished third by more than 10 lengths.įive weeks after losing to Malathaat in the Kentucky Oaks, held off hard-charging Obligatory to win the Acorn for trainer Chad Brown. That turned out OK for everyone in the Belmont Stakes, as Prat rode Hot Rod Charlie to a close second behind Essential Quality. Hot Rod Charlie trainer Doug O’Neill said Prat and his agent “never wavered” about keeping their word. Live racing resumes on Friday for Opening Day of the 29-day Aqueduct fall meet, which offers 33 stakes worth a total of 6. Jose Ortiz said Friday his brother was doing well, adding, “It could’ve been a lot worse.”ĭespite winning the Preakness aboard Rombauer, Prat honored a post-Kentucky Derby commitment to ride Hot Rod Charlie. Irad Ortiz was trampled and kicked in the head by the horse ridden by Jose after his fall but only required stitches on his left arm and head. Jose Ortiz won the first race with Wit ($2.90), the $400,000 Woody Stephens with Drain the Clock ($17) and the $500,000 Ogden Phipps with Letruska ($4.40).įlavien Prat replaced Irad Ortiz in the second race and won with Soft Power ($11.20), while Javier Castellano picked up and won with ($3.80) in $400,000 Acorn. Known Agenda finished fourth in the Belmont, won by 6-5 favorite Essential Quality. ![]() The jockeys who picked up the rides got hot horses, with five of them winning, including three guided by Ortiz’s younger brother, Jose. ![]() Ortiz had to take off all 12 of his mounts because of his injuries, including a ride on Known Agenda in the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes. NEW YORK (AP) - A nasty fall riding in a race earlier this week not only sidelined jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., it proved costly on Saturday’s Belmont Stakes card.
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