![]() But I’m going to try to beat him again,” Ortiz said, with a laugh. (Irad Ortiz) is going to head there as the favorite, we all know. “I think it’s great to have momentum to go up there. Ortiz added he is looking forward to carrying his good form into the upcoming 40-day Saratoga summer meet. Hopefully, we can continue doing so in Saratoga.” “I’m glad she got leading trainer, and we did a pretty good job. “I’ve been riding for Linda a long time, and this meet I basically rode first call for her,” said Ortiz. Ortiz said it was special to win several races for the meet’s leading trainer Linda Rice, who is the aunt of Ortiz’s wife, retired jockey Taylor (Rice) Ortiz. “It was a great trip, a great ride, and I had the horse – that was important.” “It was a lot of wins, but definitely the Belmont Derby (Saturday) has to be my race of the meet,” said Ortiz. Ortiz also posted Grade 3 victories in the Intercontinental aboard Poppy Flower and in the Soaring Softly atop Queen Picasso, as well as an additional trio of stakes with Eye Witness, Maker’s Candy and Gold Sweep. Meet highlights for Ortiz included Grade 1 triumphs aboard Marketsegmentation for leading owner Klaravich Stables in the New York and with Far Bridge in the Belmont Derby Invitational. “I work very hard in the mornings and I receive good opportunities from the owners and trainers, and I’m very thankful for that.” “It was very fun – it’s great,” said Ortiz, who also won the 2021 Belmont spring-summer title with 59 wins. Ortiz closed out the meet with a record of 246: 59-44-38 and total purse earnings of $4,921,926, putting him at a win rate of 23.98 percent and in-the-money percentage of 57.32. ![]()
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