![]() “Irad is going what the stewards let him get away with” I am glad they set him down for thirty days over another incident but he is getting away with a lot because of his name and he’s going to end up killing someone or a horse. Should be at least 60.Īqueduct Racetrack Spill: Dec. This was the incident that got him the 30 day suspension. Notice Irad look back at Ragtime Blues WHILE he is running him into the rail and cutting him off. His owners must decide whether to keep racing him. The 4-year-old colt, never seriously challenged in six starts, won by 8 ¼ lengths. Ragtime Blues was OK and caught by outriders. Flightline Romps at the Breeders’ Cup, Building His Legend. Hard to watch that especially a day after he almost killed someone. Ortiz is clearly hitting Johnny V with his right arm. Also looks like John V was anticipating it, switched to left handed whip and put the balance leaning back to the right to keep from going into the rail. As soon as they cross the wire, Mo is immediately steered back off of Zandon. Front view you can see it as well, but you can also see how far off the left side of the horse Ortiz is leaning into the other jockey and pushing his horse into Zandon. Side view and in photographs you can see him waving/fanning the left rein and hand right in the eye of Zandon. ![]() (OBJECTIONS) 2021 THE REMSEN STAKES INQUIRY STEWARD VIEWS - YouTube Note: head on video starts at 2:34 in this link and the slow-mo close up from head on starts at 4:47 (worth watching)) (I will add that Zandon is a really nice horse!) But watching the head on of the race I am surprised. Stewards just recently let the placings stand and dismissed all inquiries. Thoroughbred News, Sire Lists, Blogs, Video, Pedigree Analysis. We have all known his riding tactics were borderline aggressive for awhile but I was a bit shocked watching the replays.Ģ021 Remsen Stakes. Irad Ortiz, in the first two at Saratoga since 2016, leads the way with 15 wins from 75. I am just now catching up on the video footage. will return to the saddle this weekend at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., reports the Daily Racing Form, after missing two weeks due to a knee injury suffered. Currently suspended in NY for his recent riding incidents. ![]() I was able to catch up on the recent Ortiz debacle. I have been so caught up in the holidays and some family things that I am just catching up on the latest happenings in most cases. He was named on eight mounts Sunday and is named on eight mounts Wednesday.Īlso Saturday, Tyler Gaffalione took off all his Gulfstream mounts for a second straight day because of an unspecified illness.I am a little late to this. Ortiz was named in 10 of 11 races Saturday, including Value Proposition, one of the favorites in the featured Tropical Turf Stakes. He won with two of five mounts Thursday, then with two of seven Friday prior to the gate accident. but somehow, the dude miraculously avoided seriou. Ortiz, 29, only returned to action here Thursday after serving a 30-day suspension stemming from a pair of riding infractions at Aqueduct in early December. was thrown off his horse and kicked in the head by another during a race Thursday. Shea On a Mission was scratched, and Ortiz took off his last two mounts of the day. Ortiz, the reigning three-time Eclipse Award-winning jockey in North America, banged his knee in the starting gate when his scheduled mount, Shea On a Mission, became very fractious prior to the start of the eighth race Friday. His agent, Steve Rushing, said Saturday morning that Ortiz definitely intends to be back riding when Gulfstream resumes action Wednesday. It is not expected to sideline him beyond this weekend. has taken off all mounts Saturday and Sunday at Gulfstream Park with a sore knee, a minor injury the star jockey suffered Friday in a starting-gate mishap. Get more North American racing coverage from Daily Racing Fo rm
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