Three of his six rides on Thursday are on morning-line favorites. Ortiz has six mounts Thursday, including on the morning-line favorite in his first race back, the second race of the day. His $29.3 million in earnings was second behind Joel Rosario. The son of Uncle Mo, trained by Todd Pletcher, was a 5/2 favorite in the 8-horse field, and Ortiz maintained the colt slightly off the pace in the 1-1/2. Winner Medina Spirit Tests Positive For Steroids, Trainer Bob Baffert Suspended. US-based Irad Ortiz Jr is regarded as one of the worlds best jockeys having landed the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey in three consecutive years. In the 154th running of Grade 1, 1.5 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday in Elmont, New York, Mo Donegal, and rider Irad Ortiz Jr. It took about 10 minutes before stewards let the result stand.Įven with the suspension, Ortiz' 336 wins last year led all North American jockeys. was thrown off his horse and kicked in the head by. In the Remsen Stakes, a points prep for the Kentucky Derby, Ortiz used a left-handed crop in the face of runner-up Zandon, with whom Mo Donegal made contact in the deep stretch. Ortiz and Gran Casique were disqualified from their runner-up finish and placed last among the seven finishers. Neither the fallen rider nor the horse was hurt badly. It appeared Ortiz turned his head to look at Hernández Moreno, who fell to the track while Ragtime Blues kept running. Ortiz served a 30-day suspension during most of December for his actions in a pair of. In the claiming race, Ortiz, riding Gran Casique, angled in several paths to make contact with Ragtime Blues, who was ridden along the rail by Omar Hernández Moreno. On Thursday, Ortiz won his 3,000th career race in North America (excluding 95 wins in his native Puerto Rico). Saturday's final race at Gulfstream Park caused a bit of social media uproar, based on the actions of jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. After scuffling Friday at Gulfstream Park with Irad Ortiz, Jr., which caused him to be put on probation for the remainder of the meet, Paco Lopez told the TDN Monday he is ready to. 4 aboard Mo Donegal in the Remsen Stakes (G2). 3 claiming race at Aqueduct and his nose victory on Dec.

Ortiz was suspended by New York stewards for an aggressive ride in a Dec.

Irad ortiz suspended