The early road to the 148 th Kentucky Derby (G1) saw Mo Donegal narrowly win the Remsen Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct on Dec. Ortiz’s 30-day suspension surely will influence the Eclipse voters. Rosario leads Ortiz 49-36 in graded-stakes wins and earnings ($32.944 million-$29.235 million), while Ortiz leads in wins 333-228 (he’s also had 352 more mounts than Rosario). Rosario’s agent, Ron Anderson, texted there is “no timeline yet” for his return. It appeared as if he had gained a significant advantage after his only rival, Joel Rosario, was sidelined after fracturing a rib Dec. The suspension likely will keep Ortiz from earning a fourth consecutive Eclipse. He was the best horse in the race, it’s just disappointing.” “I guess you can do whatever you want to do out there. “Horse should have come down,” Brown said. Ortiz angered Zandon’s trainer, Chad Brown, for whom he often rides. John Velazquez, Zandon’s rider, said: “He laid on top of me right before the wire and just beat me by very little.” On Saturday, Ortiz had to survive an inquiry and a jockey’s objection after his mount, Mo Donegal, brushed Zandon, whom he beat by a nose in the Grade 2 Remsen Stakes for 2-year-olds. Fortunately, Ragtime Blues and Moreno were uninjured. Gran Casique was disqualified from second and placed last. Ortiz let Gran Casique drift inside soon after the start and they bumped hard with Ragtime Blues, who was turned sideways before Moreno fell near the rail. Ortiz’s reckless behavior in Friday’s eighth race at Aqueduct caused apprentice Omar Hernandez Moreno to be unseated. His agent, Steve Rushing, confirmed the suspension and told drf.com that Ortiz would not appeal it. 28.Irad Ortiz on Dunbar Road – Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photo Stewards in New York handed Ortiz a 30-day suspension because of separate riding incidents on Friday and Saturday at Aqueduct. Currently, O’Neill is the leading trainer at Del Mar but he won’t be eligible to train until Sept. O’Neill is serving the days after one of his horses had a total carbon dioxide overage in 2010. O’NEILL TO BEGIN SUSPENSION: Doug O’Neill, who trained I’ll Have Another to victories in the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes, starts a 40-day suspension on Sunday. Thank God I didn’t see it.” The other horse is a 7-year-old named Little Nick, who also escaped injury. “Jackson (Bend) and (exercise rider) Carlos (Correa) were going on their normal gallop, and another horse came on at the gap and ran right into him,” said the Hall of Fame trainer. 1 when another horse collided with the 5-year-old. The winner of last year’s Grade I Forego was going for his normal gallop preparing to defend his title on Sept. SCARE FOR JACKSON BEND: Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito received a scare Saturday morning when his barn star Jackson Bend was involved in a collision on the Oklahoma training track, but appeared to escape injury. Racing in fourth behind a three-way speed duel, Point of Entry was tipped out by jockey John Velazquez at the top of the stretch and took off, easily prevailing over the late-moving Al Khali, with Brilliant Speed completing the top three. TO THE POINT: A race before, favored Point of Entry ($4.80) won his fourth straight decision, taking the Grade I Sword Dancer Invitational by four lengths. A boot was placed on the leg and she was vanned back to her stall, where further tests will be taken. Questing returned $6.40 to win as the second choice, while favored Grace Hall tired to fifth.įourth-place finisher Zo Impressive was pulled up while galloping out after suffering a fracture to her right front leg. “Once she took to the dirt it’s been unbelievable.”
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