

was fined 1,000 and placed on probation for the remainder of the meet along with fellow jockey Paco Lopez after the two engaged in an altercation. According to Richard Migliore of America's Day at the Races, Jose relayed that Irad had "some cuts and contusions because he was clipped by one of the trailing horses," but that he "was moving and talking."Įqual Pay appeared to gather herself after the incident and crossed the wire first while riderless. Gulfstream Park’s leading rider Irad Ortiz Jr. Jose Ortiz and jockey Junior Alvarado both rushed to the side of the fallen rider as he laid on the track. wins 3,000th race suspended five days for previous days ride Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. Masterofthesenate was ridden by Irad Ortiz, Jr. The winning horse was Masterofthesenate who won by ¾. earned his record 77th single-season North American stakes victory on Saturday when he guided Dr B to victory in the 200,000 Go for Wand at Aqueduct. The 1 mile 20:07 STARTER ALLOWANCE at Gulfstream Park (USA) was open to 4yo+ and had a prize fund of 42,000. Irad Ortiz sets single-season record with 77th stakes win. Minutes after he was bucked from the horse, Ortiz was stretchered to the on-site ambulance and sent to North Shore University Hospital, agent Steve Rushing told Horse Racing Nation.Īccording to the public-relations team at Belmont Park, Ortiz was "awake and alert, moving all extremities." Jockey Starts Wins Places Shows Earnings Win WPS 1: Joel Rosario: 1,083: 228: 163: 153: 32,944,478: 21: 50: 2: Irad Ortiz, Jr. 20:07 Gulfstream Park (USA) Result on Friday 17 March 2023. Ortiz was on the lead aboard first-time starter Equal Pay for trainer Chad Brown when the 3-year-old Quality Road filly appeared to take a bad step. A week into 2022, there’s horse racing news galore on almost every front, from the return of top jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. X rays Clean ? be back in a couple weeks ? /nWoYkDVoox- Jose Ortiz June 4, 2021 The reigning three-time Eclipse Award-winning jockey, Irad Ortiz was scheduled to ride in nine races on Friday at Belmont and in all 13 races on Saturday's stakes-filled program, including aboard Known Agenda in the 153rd Belmont Stakes.
