There was no walkup crowd possible because fans were required to pre-purchase tickets. While New York State removed the cap on attendance amid easing of pandemic restrictions, the crowd reached a total of 11,238. Mostly maskless fans had no trouble finding room to walk around the vast grandstand hours before the running of the $1.5 million, 1 1/2-mile race. For one thing, it was more quiet than usual. The scene at the Belmont Stakes was a return to normalcy, even if it wasn't quite the crowd of 100,000-plus that would attend if a Triple Crown were on the line. This victory earned Silver State a spot in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile this fall. Escapes Serious Injury In Belmont Spill Brother Jose Says X-Rays ‘Clean,’ Will Return ‘In A Couple Weeks’ by Paulick Report Staff 5:50pm 11:07pm. The Steve Asmussen-trained 4-year-old has won his last six races. Acacia Clement later reported on the Saratoga Live broadcast that X-rays came back negative for any broken bones, citing Jose Ortizs brother, Irad Ortiz Jr. ![]() ![]() aboard won the $1 million Metropolitan by a length over By My Standards with Mischevious Alex third and favorite Knicks go fourth in the five-horse field. is hereby fined 1,000 for failure to comply with the regulation that governs. Irad Ortiz, Jr. She's a very rare kind of horse to have, and we're so lucky to have her.” The TDN has asked for clarification on the issue and will update as needed. After scuffling Friday at Gulfstream Park with Irad Ortiz, Jr., which caused him to be put on probation for the remainder of the meet, Paco Lopez told the TDN Monday he is ready to. “To bounce right back and lay it on the line again, this filly has so much talent and so much heart. Ever 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. “I'm just so proud of her to come back in five weeks after a real dog fight with Malathaat,” Brown said. Hall of Famer John Velazquez replaced Prat on Rombauer, who finished third by more than 10 lengths.įive weeks after losing to Malathaat in the Kentucky Oaks, held off hard-charging Obligatory to win the Acorn for trainer Chad Brown. That turned out OK for everyone in the Belmont Stakes, as Prat rode Hot Rod Charlie to a close second behind Essential Quality. ![]() ![]() Hot Rod Charlie trainer Doug O’Neill said Prat and his agent “never wavered” about keeping their word. On Saturday, in addition to Known Agenda in the Belmont Stakes, Irad Ortiz was supposed to ride Drain the Clock in the Grade 1 Woody Stephens (replaced by Jose Ortiz), Moretti in the Grade 2 Brooklyn (Javier Castellano), in the Grade 1 Acorn (Castellano), Fast Boat in the Grade 1 Jaipur (John Velazquez), Letruska in the Grade 1 Ogden Phipps (Jose Ortiz), Pocket Square (Flavien Prat) in the Grade 1 Just a Game, Mischevious Alex in the Grade 1 Met Mile (Jose Ortiz) and Colonel Liam in the Grade 1 Manhattan (Luis Saez).Chinese coast guard rams Philippine vessel, blasts three with water cannonsĭespite winning the Preakness aboard Rombauer, Prat honored a post-Kentucky Derby commitment to ride Hot Rod Charlie. Also, on Friday, Chub Wagon scratched from the Grade 3 Bed O’ Roses, Virginia Joy finished fourth in the Grade 2 New York (Flavien Prat replaced and earned $5,000) and Conviction Trade finished seventh in the Grade 2 Belmont Gold Cup (Jose Ortiz, $266). Using the standard 10% formula, the win was worth $16,500 for the younger Ortiz. He was scheduled to ride in 13 graded stakes races.Īmong Irad Ortiz’s other scheduled Friday rides, Jose Ortiz picked up the mount on Firenze Fire, who won the Grade 2 True North. Friday and Saturday had the potential to be big paydays for the jockey.
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