"It means a lot to be here and it would be a dream come true to win just one race. She showed a good turn of foot last time out, so we stay positive and keep fingers crossed. I rode her first time out and she was very impressive, so let's see if she can do it second time out," he said. The following afternoon Ortiz Jr will partner runaway Keeneland winner Love Reigns in the Queen Mary, as well as Seismic Spirit in the Windsor Castle Stakes.Īfter a day off on Thursday, he is set to ride Ruthin in Friday's Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes before jumping on dual Royal Ascot heroine Campanelle in the Platinum Jubilee on Saturday. I will have to walk the course and have a feel, but hopefully he will handle the straight track – I expect he will." He added: "He's a great horse and a fast horse and I know he has a good chance. He has steered the four-year-old to all but one of his six career wins, including two Breeders' Cup triumphs, and is relishing the opportunity to ride him at Ascot. Ortiz Jr has a strong book of five rides for trainer Wesley Ward, kicking off with Golden Pal in the King's Stand on Tuesday. "It was very special and a great feeling to win the Belmont, but now I'm here, so let's see if we can do something, hopefully we can." "I rode Acapulco at York (second in the Nunthorpe in 2015), but to ride at Royal Ascot is something amazing and something different and something I always wanted to do. Just to be here is amazing for me," he told the PA news agency. "I feel great, it's a lovely place and it's a dream come true to be here, honestly. The 29-year-old is already in double figures when it comes to Breeders' Cup wins and on Saturday won the Belmont Stakes – the final leg of the American Triple Crown – for a second time aboard Mo Donegal.Īnd for all his accomplishments on the other side of the Atlantic, Ortiz Jr would take immense satisfaction from victory at the Royal meeting.
#IRAD ORTIZ JR CRACK#
The crack American-based Puerto Rican is no stranger to big-race success and is widely regarded as one of the best jockeys in the world, having collected a host of Grade One victories across North America over the past decade, together with three Eclipse awards. Voted Jockey Of The Week After Fourth Straight Shoemaker Award appeared first on Horse Racing News | Paulick Report.Jockey : IRAD JR ORTIZ Picture: Pat Healy Photography Ortiz with two G1 Breeders' Cup victories, Joel Rosario with two G1 Breeders' Cup wins and Chantal Sutherland with nine wins for the week. outpolled Mitchell Murrill with the most wins for the week, Jose L. also collected the leading rider title at Belmont Park. Off as the favorite in the field of seven, Orglandes (FR) got up right before the wire to win by a neck over Beautiful Love and Joel Rosario in 2:29.28.
was aboard Orglandes (FR) for trainer Chad Brown in the Zagora for fillies and mares three-years-old and up going 1-1/2 miles on the Widener turf. was awarded the Bill Shoemaker Award for the fourth year in a row as Outstanding Jockey at the Breeders' Cup.īack to Belmont Park on Sunday, Ortiz, Jr. “When we go to the quarter pole, he re-broke for me. “I had the perfect trip,” said Ortiz, Jr. won’t participate in Saturday's Belmont Stakes after being thrown from his horse and then trampled by another in a race earlier this week. Life Is Good took command out of the gate and cruised to 5-3/4 lengths victory after a mild challenge from Ginobili. on Life Is Good in the G1 Big Ass Fans Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile. The next race saw Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher give a leg up to Ortiz, Jr. “I was happy to get the lead easily and he responded to me when I asked him for the run down the stretch,” said Ortiz, Jr. Golden Pal went right to the lead and was never pressured, posting a 1-1/4-length win for the five furlongs on the turf in: 54.75. struck again with Golden Pal in the G1 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint. On Saturday, the duo of trainer Wesley Ward and Ortiz, Jr. The fastest out of the gate, Twilight Gleaming (IRE) led all the way to win by a half-length over Go Bears Go covering the five furlongs on the turf in :56.24. combined for the third straight year to win the G2 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf. She just ran and that's all there was to it.” Off in post position six in the field of eight, Big Switch took command in upper stretch and drew off to a convincing 2-3/4 lengths victory in 1:22.39 for six furlongs. was aboard Big Switch in the Golden State Juvenile Fillies Presented by PNC.
Riding for trainer John Sadler, Ortiz, Jr. He won his first Breeders' Cup race on Lady Eli in 2014, and his first American Classic on Creator in the 2016 Belmont Stakes. Breeders' Cup weekend began with “Future Stars Friday” with all stakes races dedicated to two-year-olds. (born August 11, 1992) is a Puerto Rican jockey who has been a leading rider in the New York Thoroughbred horse racing circuit since 2012.
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