
This was the first one he did not win by double-digit lengths.įlightline ($2.90) was also ridden by Prat and trained by John Sadler. Ortiz was thrown off a horse during a race Thursday at Belmont Park and then trampled by the horse being ridden by. is out of the Belmont Stakes after a scary fall while racing but seems to have escaped long-term injury.

The victory kept the 4-year-old Tapit colt undefeated in four career starts. is out of the Belmont Stakes after a scary fall while racing but seems to have escaped long-term injury. Preakness updates Early Voting tops Epicenter in Preakness. Heavily favored Flightline got off a step slow, overcame an early traffic issue and cruised to a six-length victory in the $1 million Hill ‘N’ Dale Metropolitan Mile. Trained by Brad Cox and ridden by Flavien Prat, Matareya ($2.60) ran the mile in 1:35.77, winning for the fifth time in eight career starts. Favorite Echo Zulu scratched at the post on the advice of the track veterinarian. In the $500,000 Acorn for 3-year-old fillies, Matareya romped to a 6 1/4-length victory. Epicenter, the runner-up at the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, also skipped. Preakness winner Early Voting was sidelined, likely to prepare for the $1.25 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course on Aug. No horse ran all three Triple Crown legs this year, heightening concern that three races in five weeks may be too tight a schedule to keep the horses healthy. Not much of a surprise, given the shaky weather forecast and the lack of a Triple Crown contender. The reported attendance of 46,103 fell far short of the grounds record 120,139 set in 2004. Still, fans crammed into cars on the Long Island Rail Road and breathed life into the 117-year-old track with floral headwear, pastel suits and the unmistakable musk of booze and cigars.

Trainer Chad Brown has four of the seven starters in the New York Stakes, but French export Rougir stands out to me as his next star in the division. Video Link to Prevalence (Race 8) HALLANDALE BEACH, FL Signed bobbleheads of leading jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. Belmont Park’s quartet of Friday stakes races on the eve of the Belmont Stakes includes the Grade 1 New York Stakes in Race 10. Yard specialises in this type of contest. US Racing presents the top ranking jockeys in horse racing. The 30-day ban for causing Fridays spill is consistent with. (Irad Ortiz Jr., 6-1), Like the King (Drayden Van Dyke. Here, in alphabetical order, are the Kentucky Derby jockeys likely to ride in the 2020 race. rode in his native Puerto Rico Sunday and had been named to ride at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., on Wednesday. Capacity was capped again, this time at 50,000, because of congestion concerns stemming from the newly built arena next door for the NHL’s New York Islanders. Luis Saez, Irad Ortiz Jr., and Joel Rosario (left to right) are three members of an accomplished group of jockeys set to contest the 2021 Kentucky Derby on May 1. Diodoro also reported that Ava’s Grace, who had to be scratched from the Kentucky Oaks, only has a minor injury and is expected to resume training next week.
