Irad Ortiz Jr. prolonged his snug lead in wins throughout 2024 amongst North American jockeys with a dominant week as he broke the 300 mark. The five-time Eclipse Award champion rider has now received 309 races whole for the yr and in addition ranks second in purse earnings within the Equibase standings behind Flavien Prat.
Final Saturday at Gulfstream Park, Ortiz had a five-win day, together with a stakes double within the Tropical Park Oaks aboard See You Round and the Tropical Park Derby with Cugino. Final week, Ortiz Jr. had 13 wins (a 36% clip), incomes $465,180, and he at the moment leads all jockeys in the course of the Gulfstream Park Championship Meet with 22 wins.
Amongst notable stakes winners of the week, Sacrosanct and Stone Smuggler – every progeny of first-year stallion Sincere Mischief – every took a division of the New York Stallion Collection Stakes on Saturday at Aqueduct.
Sacrosanct surged up the Equibase earnings leaderboard by 13 spots and is now ranked 13th within the 2-year-old division after his win within the New York Stallion Collection Stakes (Nice White Method Division) for coach Brad Cox with Manny Franco within the irons. After breaking his maiden by 3 ¼ lengths in a maiden particular weight at Saratoga again in August, Sacrosanct has gone on to win three black-type stakes races in a row on the Aqueduct filth; the Bertram F. Bongard Stakes, the Sleepy Hole Stakes and most not too long ago the New York Stallion Collection Stakes. He has earned $503,250 since being bought as a 2-year-old in coaching in Could for $260,000.
Stone Smuggler earned her second black-type win within the New York Stallion Collection Stakes (Fifth Avenue Division) underneath Jose Lezcano for coach Jorge Abreu. The bay filly cracked the highest 100 on Equibase’s record and is now ranked 19th within the 2-year-old division. Stone Smuggler is an ideal 100% in-the-money this yr from 4 begins with two wins, a second and a 3rd accumulating $364,347 in earnings.
After stalking a sluggish tempo, Journalism drove clear to win the Los Alamitos Futurity by 3 ½ lengths over Bob Baffert’s Getaway Automobile and 1-2 favourite Gaming. Journalism, a $825,000 yearling buy, is skilled by red-hot Michael McCarthy, who’s successful at a 57% clip within the final month in stakes races. The two-year-old son of Curlin earned 10 factors on the Highway to the Kentucky Derby prep leaderboard.
In an thrilling end, Coal Battle made a powerful late surge to seize the Remington Springboard Mile Stakes by half a size, defeating favored Velocity King Friday evening at Remington Park. Remaining undefeated on filth after three begins, Coal Battle secured his second consecutive black-type stakes victory, additionally incomes 10 factors on the Highway to the Kentucky Derby. Educated by Lonnie Briley, Coal Battle has climbed the Equibase standings and now ranks 26th within the 2-year-old division with $307,625 in earnings. Coal Battle, a son of Coal Entrance, was bought as a yearling for $70,000.
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