Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr enjoyed a roller coaster ride on February 24 as the Eclipse Award-winning racer scored his 3,000th victory milestone and also received a 5-day suspension for riding violations on the day. yesterday.
Ortiz hit the 3,000 mark, not including his 95 wins in his native Puerto Rico, when he rode Order and Law won the fourth race at Gulfstream Park.
“It’s been a long road and a lot of hard work,” Ortiz said. “I have to thank all the owners and coaches who have supported me. Without them it would have been impossible. I’d have had help from all of them. My agent, Steve Rushing, was amazing. He was there every day for me.”
According to Rushing, Ortiz will not appeal his suspension, which will begin on March 2. Ortiz will be able to take the stake on March 5 in Gulfstream Park, extending the 5-day ban to the card. March 9th.
The suspension was settled due to Ortiz riding in the race Friday on Wednesday when Princess Cupid drifted out under the prompting of the left arm and was interfered with Muguruza , the original person is the third person. Princess Cupid, who crossed the rope first by Ortiz’s length, was ranked third as Arrow shape was declared the winner and Muguruza was moved to second place.
Ortiz, a three-time Eclipse Award winner who led North America to the win for five years in a row, received a 30-calendar-day suspension for careless driving on December 5 from managers. of New York after he was implicated in incidents in the back of the day. In one of them, jockey Omar Hernandez Moreno was not shot when Ortiz’s mount flew over. The other relates to his triumphant voyage on the ship Mo Donegal on December 4 Shares were reselected (G2) without leading to disqualification.
Since then, he has won both Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes presented by 1/ST BET (G1) with Life is good and the Pegasus World Cup Grassland Promotion is presented by Baccarat (G1T) with Colonel Liam races with a total value of a little under $4 million.
