Tag: Jose Ortiz

Preakness Odds: Baffert Aims for Record with Derby winner Authentic, Thousand Words By Richard Rosenblatt Once again, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert is on the cusp of setting another remarkable record in horse racing …

By Noel Michaels Fans of New York racing looking for leading riders Irad Ortiz, Jr. and Jose Ortiz were left flipping through their past performances and scratching their heads last weekend at Belmont Park. If …

By Noel Michaels The Belmont Stakes is behind us and the talk of the Belmont summer meet so far has been Tiz the Law, who creamed the competition in what was this year’s first leg …

By US Racing Team ICYMI: News, notes and nuggets from the past week (June 8-12): Jose Ortiz, Steve Asmussen reach victory milestones It was a week to remember for a Hall of Fame trainer and …

By Richard Rosenblatt Just over a year ago, trainer Brendan Walsh returned to Dubai and looked on with pride as his promising 3-year-old Plus Que Parfait won the $2.5 million UAE Derby (G2) to earn …

By Margaret Ransom In the early runnings of Tampa Bay Downs’ Sam F. Davis (G3), which will be contested Saturday for the 40th time, the race wasn’t really considered a serious one for trainers with …

By Mike Farrell Ahoy Mateys! It’s time to weigh anchor and set a course for Florida’s west coast. Racing fans spend most of the winter moored to Gulfstream Park where the leading riders, trainers and …

By Richard Rosenblatt It almost seemed like one Ortiz or the other was leading a horse to the winner’s circle after a race at the recently completed summer season at Saratoga Race Course. For the …

Giant Impact on Aqueduct, Gulfstream Jockey Colonies A brutally cold and stormy winter has been a major weather story in the northern tier of the country through the first two weeks of 2018. Not enough, …

New York racing once again moves downstate for the start of the Belmont Park Fall Championship Meet, which runs from Friday, Sept. 8 to October 29.  Following Saratoga, there are few race meets on the …

The expectations had always been high for Claiborne Farm and Adele B. Dilschneider’s Elate, and the 3-year-old filly finally lived up to them in winning the $600,000 Alabama Stakes (G1) on Saturday at Saratoga. Elate …

Native New Yorker Buck Grottano makes his US Racing radio debut! Along with co-host Travis Hembd, Buck chats with multiple graded stakes-winning jockey Jose Ortiz, who recently notched his 1,000th career victory, about the big weekend at Saratoga. …