Amani’s Image, the only remaining entrant under the original turf conditions, was fourth. Fannie and Freddie and jockey Luis Saez withstood challenges from Toned Up and Signal from Noise to win the race with those two running second and third. Three of the four horses that remained in the race were entered as ‘main track only’ and they took the first three places. We tallied the votes from this year’s Best of the Capital Region contest in 100 categories. That caused the New York Racing Association to cancel all show, trifecta and superfecta wagering. When the fifth race was moved from the Inner Turf at 1-3/8 miles to the main track at 1¼ miles, six horses were withdrawn from the original field of 10. The win was the second straight of the day for journeyman rider Dylan Davis when he got Certified Loverboy home first at odds of 9-1. Two races later, five horses were scratched from the original field of 13 when the maiden race for 3-year-olds and older was moved from the Mellon Turf Course to the main track and was cut back from 1-1/16 miles to a flat mile out of the Wilson Chute. Miz Sense, who was listed as an “also eligible,” got into the race and made her debut a winning one when jockey Jose Ortiz found a spot along the rail and took it to get the daughter of Street Sense home by 4¼ lengths. Six of the 11 original entries were withdrawn from the opener when it was shifted from 1-1/16 miles on the lawn to a mile out of the Wilson Chute on to the main track. The first, third and fifth races that were originally scheduled for the turf courses were moved to the main track as the scratches poured in to the racing office. On what turned out to be a gorgeous day for thoroughbred racing at the foot of the Adirondacks, Saturday afternoon’s rainstorm raised havoc with Saratoga’s Sunday program. The brothers will miss a series of five stakes for New York-bred horses during their enforced time off. The official Equibase chart of the race reported Indian Mischief “impeded” He’s a Lucky Guy. Jose was penalized for “careless riding” in Wednesday’s 10th race after Indian Mischief crossed the line first. The stewards charged him with “careless riding” when his mount was disqualified from first place for interference with two rivals, Tartini and Tommy Bee. Not a subscriber? Click here to sign up for the daily PDF or alerts.Irad’s suspension came from his ride on Eyes on Target in Thursday’s seventh race. 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.
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