Initially it looked like Moreno, a 7lb claimer, was sent flying from his horse when the colt lost his footing.īut the head-on footage was damning for Ortiz Jr, as it clearly showed him moving right across the track with ‘reckless abandon’ and banging into his rival. Ortiz Jr’s wicked move was tough to spot at first glance, as the cameras following the horses were positioned to the side of the track. Ortiz Jr flew out of the stalls on 15-8 favourite Gran Casique last Friday.īut on his inside and in prime position hugging the rail was apprentice jockey Omar Hernandez Moreno on 7-1 Ragtime Blues. Incredibly, the carnage happened not at the end of the race with everyone flat out trying to win, but early on as riders jostled for position. 30 calendar days for careless riding Friday and Saturday at AQU. Ortiz Jr was trying to move to the inside running rail to get the best spot in the race But he kept moving over and crashed into his young novice rival, forcing them to fall spectacularly from their mount Ortiz Jr carried on racing after the dangerous move forced his fellow jockey to fall Neither Hernandez Moreno nor Ragtime Blues suffered serious injury. The leading US rider, who has won more than £22million on the track this year alone, drew widespread criticism for his tactics on Gran Casique. Rain was expected Thursday afternoon and to continue into Saturday morning with thunderstorms likely all through the 13-race Kentucky Oaks Day card that begins at 10:30 a.m. He was then clipped by one of the trailing horses and stayed on the ground for a. Irad Ortiz was injured when his horse took an awkward step and he was unseated. Apprentice jockey Omar Hernandez Moreno was flung from Ragtime Blues and thankfully avoided serious injury after Ortiz went into him with what has been described as reckless abandon. Jose Ortiz, Irad’s younger brother by a year, was named to ride Known Agenda in the 1-mile race. TOP jockey Irad Ortiz Jr was slapped with a rare 30-day ban after what punters labelled the ‘most dangerous’ mid-race move ever. On Saturday morning, Pletcher found his new rider by keeping it in the family.
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