Antiquarian wins Jockey Club Gold Cup over Sierra Leone, Irad Ortiz hurt in race

Antiquarian wins Jockey Club Gold Cup over Sierra Leone, Irad Ortiz hurt in race

A wild race saw Mindframe, one of the favorites, lose jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. early in the race.

Irad Ortiz is off Monday mounts at Saratoga after Sunday's spill

Irad Ortiz Jr., who was unseated by Mindframe in Sunday's Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup, is off his mounts Monday and will return Thursday at Kentucky Downs, according to an X post by the jockey. Mindframe was squeezed from the outside shortly after the start of the 1 1/4-mile race. Phileas Fogg, ridden by Kendrick Carmouche, angled sharply inward from post 7 in the eight-horse field and started a chain reaction that led to Mindframe being knocke…

Jockey Club Gold Cup RESULTS: Antiquarian Wins; Irad Ortiz, Jr. Injured in Scary Spill

After a frightening start to the $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) that saw star jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. thrown from Mindframe and run over by Sierra Leone, 13-1 longshot Antiquarian went to win the race by 1 ½ lengths on Sunday at Saratoga Race Course. Antiquarian. NYRA Photo. Early reports said Ortiz experienced sore ribs and a sore wrist. He was carried off the track as the race continued and taken to a hospital for further evaluation. Min…

Irad Ortiz Escapes Serious Injury in Gold Cup Fall from Mindframe

Jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr., who was thrown from Mindframe (Constitution) shortly after the start of the GI Jockey Club Gold Cup Sunday at Saratoga, escaped serious injury in the incident, according to his agent, Steve Rushing. Ortiz was sent to Albany Medical Center for evaluation, and while tests were not completed, the signs were postiive at 7:30 p.m. Sunday night. “It looks like he escaped serious injury,” Rushing texted Sunday evening. “We are s…

Antiquarian Wins Eventful Jockey Club Gold Cup as Trouble Affects

Antiquarian withstood the late run of Sierra Leone to win the $1 million Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes Aug. Read More...