![]() Seven furlongs is in between, so I think he’ll be fine.” “He’s done a mile before and won and he’s won at six furlongs, so he can do either one. Ortiz has been aboard him in nine of his last 11 starts. Winner of the Champagne (G1) at 2 and the Dwyer (G3) at 3, Firenze Fire is 4-5 in the morning line. A winner of $1.6 million and nine of 23 starts, the Jason Servis-trained 5-year-old ended his 2019 campaign with wins in listed stakes at Aqueduct and Penn National after finishing fifth in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1). When asked about riding at Laurel, Ortiz said, “If you have the horse you’ll be alright.”įirenze Fire could be the horse in the seven-furlong General George. Ortiz has ridden only 15 times at Laurel, with one win, four seconds and three thirds, according to Equibase. That afternoon Ortiz finished second in the Miracle Wood, seventh in the Fritchie and second to Imperial Hint in the General George aboard Stallwalkin’ Dude. ![]() Ortiz’s last trip to Laurel was also on Fritchie-General George Day in 2017. Campbell with favorite and graded-stakes winner Monongahela, owned by Michael Dubb, Bethlehem Stables LLC and Gary Aisquith. Amore Stable’s Grade 1 winner Firenze Fire, Someday Farm’s promising 3-year-old Dreams Untold in the Miracle Wood, and in the $100,000 John B. ![]() Ortiz, named the country’s Eclipse champion in 20, will ride in five races, including the General George aboard Mt. first race post, will include the $250,000 Runhappy Barbara Fritchie (G3), $250,000 General George (G3) and three other stakes including the $100,000 Miracle Wood for 3-year-old colts and geldings But Ortiz, currently the leading rider at Gulfstream Park’s Championship Meet, will ride Saturday’s stakes-laden card. In fact, it’s been three years since the two-time Eclipse Award winning rider has visited Laurel. LAUREL, MD – Irad Ortiz Jr., the country’s leading rider, doesn’t make many trips to Laurel Park. “It was the right thing to do and we feel terrible for them,” said Walsh, whose Pretty Mischievous won the race.Video: Vargas Talks “Talented, Tough” Saguaro Row Maple Leaf Mel injured her right front leg and was euthanized. Jones, the 84-year-old former governor of Kentucky.Īlso Sunday, trainer Brendan Walsh brought the winner's floral blanket from the $500,000 Test to the barn of Melanie Giddings, whose filly, Maple Leaf Mel, was leading Saturday's race when she broke down just before the wire. Trained by Christophe Clement, Ever Summer had two wins in eight career starts and earnings of $144,670, according to Equibase. NYRA, HISA and the New York State Gaming Commission also will review the incident. Results of Ever Summer's required necropsy will be analyzed by Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority officials, as well as the New York State equine medical director. NYRA said it will evaluate both turf courses over the next two days and will adjust the temporary rail positions when racing resumes Wednesday. NYRA officials moved the final three turf races on Sunday’s card to the main dirt track after consulting with the jockeys, who expressed concern with the overall condition of the courses following heavy rains last week Motion said Frivole returned to her stall.Įver Summer passed the required pre-race veterinary inspection, according to NYRA. Trainer Graham Motion told the Daily Racing Form that Franco made the move “out of an abundance of caution” after she took an odd step. ![]() He was later cleared to ride the rest of the card.įrivole, a 4-year-old filly, was pulled up early in the same race. Irad Ortiz Jr., the leading rider at the summer meet, was unseated. A 4-year-old filly broke down in the fourth race at Saratoga and was euthanized on Sunday, the second consecutive day a racing death occurred at the track in upstate New York.Įver Summer sustained a catastrophic injury to her left front leg in the final turn of the turf race and was euthanized, according to the New York Racing Association. ![]()
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