Jockey Ortiz Stable Following Belmont Spill
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Apprentice jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. was conscious and in stable condition following a spill in Saturday’s tenth race at Belmont Park. He was transported to North Shore University Hospital.
In the race, a 1 1/16-mile maiden claimer on the Widener turf course, Ortiz, Jr. was aboard Freud’s Debut (No. 5), who stumbled and fell shortly after the start of the race, unseating his rider.
Ortiz, Jr., 18, won 75 races in his native Puerto Rico this year before coming to ride at Belmont Park, where he has two wins since the meet began in late April.
Freud’s Debut, a 3-year-old son of Freud trained by Mark Hennig, appeared uninjured in the spill.
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