Irad ortiz injury video pdf#

Jose Ortiz, Mike Smith and Javier Castellano are among the possibilities.Īsked if he would like to replace his brother in the Belmont, Jose Ortiz said, 'Of course.' Pletcher said a decision on a replacement won't be made until Saturday. Irad Ortiz was scheduled to ride Pletcher's Known Agenda in the Belmont, looking for his second victory in the Triple Crown race. 'As long as he was talking and was conscious and could feel his legs and arms, I was relieved.' 'Relieved as soon as I would run down there and he said he was fine,' Jose Ortiz said. He was moving his extremities and talking to medical personnel and others on the track moments after the fall. Irad Ortiz underwent a CT scan, though it was not immediately clear if he suffered a head injury beyond the cut that required stitches. On Thursday night, Jose Ortiz tweeted a photo of his older brother with a bandage around his left wrist and a message indicating that Irad's X-rays were negative and that he would be back in a couple of weeks. 'He got four stitches on his arm and six on his head, but he's doing really, really good. 'It didn't look very good at all,' Jose Ortiz told The Associated Press on Friday. Irad was taken off the track on a stretcher and then to a local hospital before being released. Ortiz was thrown off a horse during a race Thursday at Belmont Park and then trampled by the horse being ridden by his younger brother, Jose. is out of the Belmont Stakes after a scary fall while racing but seems to have escaped long-term injury. out of Belmont Stakes after being thrown off horse, trampled

Irad ortiz injury video pdf#

Not a subscriber? Click here to sign up for the daily PDF or alerts.You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser Lopez is in a tie for third with Tyler Gaffalione. Ortiz is the leading rider at the meet with 107 wins. Lopez said he doesn't know why Ortiz was so mad at him. I know that if I had done to him what he did to me I would have been ruled off from the track.” “The stewards there are very tough on me,” he said. In 2019, he received a 30-day suspension for careless riding, followed later on in the meet by a 60-day suspension for “continuous careless riding.” He said that was in the back of his mind when the fight was taking place. Lopez has run afoul of the Gulfstream stewards in the past. “But I was just sitting down in the chair, waiting for the result at the same time as him. “If I had fought him back, I'd have a fine, too,” Lopez said. Lopez lodged an objection but the stewards let the result stand as is. Known Agenda won by 11 lengths.Ĭoming out of the far turn, Known Agenda came over a path and appeared to bother Top Gun Tommy before pulling away from his rival. The altercation occurred after Ortiz guided Known Agenda ( Curlin) to a win over Lopez's mount, Top Gun Tommy ( Mineshaft) in the allowance race. The TDN tried to reach Ortiz through his agent Steve Rushing but Rushing did not return a phone call. According to the Racing Form, probation means that any future altercation between the two riders would result in “fines and/or suspension and possible expulsion from the grounds.” Ortiz was fined $1,000 and both riders were put on probation.

I don't want any trouble going forward,” Lopez said. The fight was captured on a video that shows Ortiz landing at least three punches on Lopez following the fourth race Friday at Gulfstream. That there was a fight between Ortiz and Lopez was first reported by the Daily Racing Form's Mike Welsch. After scuffling Friday at Gulfstream Park with Irad Ortiz, Jr., which caused him to be put on probation for the remainder of the meet, Paco Lopez told the TDN Monday he is ready to move on.