IRAD ORTIZ JOCKEY CRACKED
IRAD ORTIZ JOCKEY FULL

A late jockey change is always tough but Pletcher definitely has some good ones to pick from.īrother Jose Ortiz picked up mounts on Saturday aboard Drain the Clock (G1 Woody Stephens Stakes) and Mischevious Alex (G1 Hill ‘n’ Dale Metropolitan Handicap). High profile jockeys without a Belmont Stakes mount are Ortiz’s brother Jose Ortiz, Javier Castellano and Mike Smith. Pletcher has said he’ll wait until Saturday to name a replacement. Most significantly, he was scheduled to ride Known Agenda for trainer Todd Pletcher in the Belmont Stakes. He’s out of action for the next two weeks which includes Friday’s card with several stakes races and Saturday’s Belmont Stakes card which has 8 stakes races including 7 Grade 1 events. Now it appears that the biggest hit to Ortiz will be financial. I told him I don’t know what brand of helmet you have, but make sure you get another one.”Įqual Pay, the horse Ortiz was riding at the time of the incident, also appears sound according to trainer Chad Brown. “He said he felt better today, than he did last night. Rushing communicated with his client via Zoom video not long after his release and said that he was surprised and relieved to see how well he was doing: According to his agent, Steve Rushing, he has no concussion-like issues. Other than six stiches in his head and five in his left forearm he’s no worse for wear but will take a couple of weeks off for precautionary reasons and to heal up. He was released from the hospital not long after. Improbably, X-Rays and a CT scan both revealed no serious injury. He was immediately taken into care by EMTs on site at Belmont Park and stretchered to an ambulance where he was transported to North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, NY.

IRAD ORTIZ JOCKEY CRACKED

He also had his arm stepped on in the process of the subsequent contact which clearly cracked his helmet. Ortiz hit the ground hard and was then tagged in the head by trailing Brook’s Edge ridden by Junior Alvarado.

Ortiz was aboard Equal Pay, a first time starting filly who appeared to stumble at the 3/16th pole and in the process threw the jockey to the track. Given the optics of Ortiz’s spill updated reports on his condition are downright miraculous.

IRAD ORTIZ JOCKEY FULL

Initial indications were good and now updated information suggests that he’ll make a full recovery after relatively minor injuries. He had been taken to the hospital following a nasty looking incident in the fifth race on Thursday’s Belmont Park card. In our Belmont Stakes handicapping report posted earlier today we reported on an incident involving jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. Ortiz will miss two weeks and as a result is off all mounts for the Belmont Stakes card.Ortiz needed six stitches in his head and five in his left forearm following the incident.

is doing well after a scary looking spill in Thursday’s 5th race at Belmont Park.

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