7/1/2023 0 Comments Irad ortiz news![]() ![]() Fager’s time in the Vosburgh Handicap that stood for 31 years. ![]() In winning the 2020 Filly & Mare Turf Sprint at Keeneland by 6 ¼ lengths, Gamine ran 7 furlongs in a track record 1:20 1/5, equaling Dr. The sprinting sensation trained by Bob Baffert was retired this week after a stellar career that included two-near world records, five Grade 1 wins, a Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf Sprint (G1) win, and nine victories in 11 victories in under two years of racing.Ī daughter of Into Mischief, Gamine won the 2021 Acorn Stakes (G1) by 18 ¾ lengths, covering a mile in 1:32 2/5 – 1/5th of a second off Dr. Gamine – Photo Courtesy of Chelsea Durand Gamine retired following stellar career “It’s not the ending we would have liked, but at the end of the day he’s an American classic winner and he ran third in a second American classic, and he provided me with my first classic winner,” his trainer Michael McCarthy told the Daily Racing Form. He ran third in the Belmont behind Essential Quality and Hot Rod Charlie in his final race. ![]() The 4-year-old Rombauer won three times in eight starts but will always have a Classic victory on his resume. “His condition got worse to the point where we feel it’s best to stop on him,” Fradkin said in a press release. His owners, John and Diana Fradkin, kept him out of the Kentucky Derby so he’d be ready for the Preakness, and the decision paid off handsomely as Rombauer won the second leg of the Triple Crown by 3 ½ lengths over Midnight Bourbon with Derby winner Medina Spirit third.īut ankle issues developed over the last two months, and the decision was made to retire him from racing. Rombauer retired due to series of ankle issues Ortiz has been working horses in the mornings, mostly for Todd Pletcher at Palm Beach Downs. The three-time Eclipse Award winner, and three-time reigning Gulfstream winter meet champion, is named on six horses. 4 at Aqueduct, Irad Ortiz, Jr., returns on Thursday (Jan. Vino Rosso, ridden by Irad Ortiz, Jr., wins the Longines Breeders Cup Classic /Eclipse Sportswire/CSM Irad’s back at the racesĪfter serving a 30-day suspension for reckless riding in races on Dec. Baffert’s Medina Spirit won the Kentucky Derby (G1), but post-race positives could cause his disqualification. The amended complaint adds references to two positives for a regulated medication from 2019 and a barn search conducted by the California Horse Racing Board. 24 and could result in the suspension of Baffert from NYRA tracks, Aqueduct, Belmont and Saratoga. A disciplinary hearing is scheduled for Jan. On the Bob Baffert legal front this week, the New York Racing Association added to its complaint against the embattled Hall of Fame trainer. The winners: Knicks Go at $5,824,140 – more than $2 million ahead of Medina Spirit jockey Joel Rosario with $32,944,478 in purse earnings trainer Brad Cox with $31,832,345 in purse earnings and owner Godolphin LLC with $17,403,204 in purse earnings. The end of 2021 brought the final numbers for top earning horses, riders, trainers, and owners. A week into 2022, there’s horse racing news galore on almost every front, from the return of top jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr., to the retirements of Preakness (G1) winner Rombauer and champion female filly sprinter Gamine, to the passing of champion Da Hoss at age 30, and the switch to Fox Sports from NBC for the Belmont Stakes beginning next year. ![]()
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