Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted 12 hours ago Journalists Posted 12 hours ago Irad Ortiz, Jr., a five-time Eclipse-champion jockey and this country's leading rider by races won in each of the last eight seasons, will relocate from New York to Kentucky for the fall season. He will join a riding colony that also includes his brother Jose Ortiz, who is also represented by agent Steve Rushing. “My agent and I have talked about this for a little while now,” Ortiz Jr. said. “There's a lot of business in Kentucky and the racing is really strong.” The veteran reinsman had four rides on opening night of the September meet on Thursday and won two of those, new 'TDN Rising Star' On Time Girl (Not This Time) for Brad Cox in race four and Show Time (Into Mischief) in the evening's finale for Norm Casse. Ortiz, Jr. is named to ride 21 horse this weekend, including Taken by the Wind (Rock Your World) for Ken McPeek in the GIII Pocahontas Stakes, favored Alpine Princess (Classic Empire) in the GII Locust Grove Stakes for Cox and the McPeek-trained No More Cents (Goldencents) in the GIII Iroquois Stakes. The post Ortiz, Jr. Shifting Tack To Kentucky For Fall Season appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote
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