![]() ![]() Thus, she officially finished fourth behind winner Billy the Greek. Stewards ruled that Ortiz remained on Same Old Fears, the lone filly in the race, through the wire. Agent Steve Rushing describes Ortiz as “day to day”.- Patrick McKenna July 21, 2023 Bruised ribs but x-rays revealed no fractures. Jose Ortiz was evaluated at Albany Med this afternoon. Ortiz was pitched forward and somersaulted before he and the other horses left the screen on the pan shot provided by NYRA TV.Īccording to a Tweet from Keith McCalmont of NYRA, Ortiz got up after the spill, but was taken to Albany Medical Center for evaluation.Īcacia Clement later reported on the Saratoga Live broadcast that X-rays came back negative for any broken bones, citing Jose Ortiz's brother, Irad Ortiz Jr.Īnd Patrick McKenna, a spokesman for the New York Racing Association, tweeted late Friday that Jose Ortiz suffered bruised ribs and the timing of his return was "day to day," according to his agent Steve Rushing. Just as they were about to cross the wire the first-time starter veered out, clipped heels with 7-10 favorite Foxhole and tumbled head first at the line. Blue Prize rallied from second-to-last on the backstretch to win the $2 million Distaff by 1 1/2 lengths, upsetting even-money favorite Midnight Bisou, who lost for the first time in eight races this year.Same Old Fears, a 2-year-old Uncle Mo filly bred, owned and trained by Wesley Ward, was part of a pack of horses racing four abreast down the lane in Friday's Saratoga opener. ![]() Uni won the $2 million Mile on the turf by 1 1/4 lengths over 3-1 favorite Get Stormy. 9-5 shot Mitole won the $2 million Sprint by 1 1/4 lengths. Spun to Run won the $1 million Dirt Mile by 2 3/4 lengths, upsetting even-money favorite Omaha Beach. Covfefe won the $1 million Filly & Mare Sprint by three-quarters of a length. He’s 6 for 6 this season and has won seven in a row dating to last year. Bricks and Mortar won the $4 million Turf by a head to complete a perfect season and move solidly into contention for Horse of the Year honors. He paid $93.80 at 45-1 odds, the highest payout in the race’s 35-year history. The weekend’s biggest shocker occurred in the $2 million Juvenile on Friday. Iridessa earned the only European victory of the weekend. O’Brien won the 2011 Turf with St Nicholas Abbey before eventually growing too tall to remain a jockey. Joseph O’Brien also joined Freddie Head as the only person to train and ride a Cup winner. Iridessa was the day’s second-longest priced winner at 13-1 odds, paying $28.40 to win. He beat his father, Aidan, who saddled Just Wonderful to a fifth-place finish. At 26, he became the youngest trainer to win a Cup race with Iridessa’s neck victory in the $2 million Filly & Mare Turf. Trainer Chad Brown won a leading three Cup races over the two days to move into a second-place tie for career victories with Baffert at 15. The 6-year-old mare beat the boys for a 1 1/4-length victory. Saturday’s biggest upset belonged to 14-1 shot Belvoir Bay in the $1 million Turf Sprint. Vino Rosso covered the distance in 2:02.80 and paid $11.20, $5.80 and $4. ![]()
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