OXO Equine’s Galt and LRE Racing and JEH Racing Stable’s Tall oak wood was told OK after both horses crashed at the turn at the far end of the Fasig-Tipton Fountain of the youth quarters (G2) at Gulfstream Park. Bill Mott, Galt and High Oak’s unlucky coach, confirmed on the morning of March 6 that both 3-year-olds were ‘unharmed’. It has also been confirmed that jockey players Joel Rosario and Junior Alvarado, who were not covered in the incident, are under repair and will be back in the next few days.
Rosario, the 2021 Eclipse winner, drove the Galt in the Fountain of Youth. The Medaglia d’Oro colt has started the fifth for Mott. Rosario made six races on March 5, including finishing in third place with Media Blitz in Mac Diarmida Stakes (G2T) before the Fountain of Youth, which was the 12th race on the card of the day.
“He was hurt from a fall,” Special Agent Ron Anderson said Sunday morning. “He’s a little sore from last week in Saudi Arabia, so yesterday didn’t help. I didn’t throw him on the plane this morning to go to Hot Springs. He’s off until Friday, but no nothing’s broken or anything.. He’s just in pain. It could have been a lot worse.”
Joel Rosario at the Eclipse 2022 Awards
“I’ve seen limited views of it and probably not anything that resembles a manager’s perspective, which they haven’t shown for some reason,” said coach Bill Mott. . “Maybe because they realized they should have put the horse down, but it appeared a horse moved from within, bumped into another horse that had bumped into us, and we followed in his footsteps. Everyone thinks the horse with Paco (During due ) caused the problem. A kind of chain reaction. “
There are no plans for either of these yet, they looked fine last night and this morning, but we wanted to give them some time and not make any quick decisions. “
Alvarado is the other racer involved in the spill on the High Oak. The son of Gormley has started his career for the fourth and first time of 2022. High Oak has been away from the races since his attempt to finish fourth in the Hopeful Stakes (G1) last September after winning the Saratoga Special. Staking presented by Miller Lite (G2).
Alvarado is scheduled to ride March 6 in the Gulfstream but will wait until March 9 to get in the saddle.
Junior Alvarado
“He didn’t ride today but will be back on Wednesday. His ankle is fine; he’s only had a day off. He’s a bit sore,” agent Mike Sellitto said.
Alvarado had 247 starts this year, hitting a 31-46-31 record with a career earnings of $109,582,055. In 2021, he ranked 20th in earnings. “Most likely Junior will Churchill Downs and Keeneland“, Sellitto commented. It is still undetermined. ”
Sellitto is also the representative for West Coast jockey Umberto Rispoli, who will ship his shot to New York early in the first week of April. Rispoli is looking forward to the move. He rides Smooth as the strait finished second in FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile presented by PDJF (G1T) and ranked 14th by earnings in 2021. This year, he has surpassed 106 starts with a record of 14-16-21 . He is currently earning $18.665,012.
“He’s going to be changing places, and he’s excited to try his talent in New York. He’s open to riding with anyone, not just anyone. He’s coming to ride with socks. everyone,” said the representative. “He’s going to New York maybe right after the Santa Anita Derby (G1).”
