“I didn’t want [her] to take dirt but Irad is a master at securing a spot,” trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. said. “That was a top-class ride. Not many riders could produce that kind of rid ...

“I tapped him on the shoulder when they started getting close to me and whoosh,” said Ortiz, Jr. to trainer Brian Lynch while trying to contain his excitement about Owen Almighty’s ...

Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. has been excused from his mounts for the second half of the June 6 card after he was unseated by Ariana Rye ahead of the fifth race. Closethegame Sugar handed Skelly a rare ...