July, 2023 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Both Ortiz Brothers Get Days At Spa For ‘Careless Riding’

Brothers Irad Ortiz Jr., and Jose Ortiz will both serve three-day “careless riding” suspensions Aug. 9-11 that were imposed by the Saratoga Race Course stewards for separate infractions that involved winning rides last week. Both jockeys elected not to appeal their penalties.

Irad Ortiz crossed the wire first but got disqualified aboard 1.45-1 favorite Eyes On Target (Exaggerator) in the seventh race July 27, a $25,000 claiming turf route.

The Equibase chart stated that in upper stretch, his mount “was under a light drive in behind the top pair just off the inside, had the rider look to the outside, tipped out into a space three to four paths off the rail forcing Tartini (Giant's Causeway) to check between to pinching foes and Tommy Bee (Medaglia d'Oro) who was attempting to angle in to the seam from the outside to pause and steady in behind and to the outside of Tartini…”

Eyes On Target then rallied and was just up in the final few jumps to prevail.

Tartini's jockey, Dylan Davis, claimed foul after finishing eighth. The stewards demoted Eyes on Target and placed Ortiz's mount behind that fouled rival. Tommy Bee crossed the wire fifth.

Jose Ortiz won the tenth race July 26, a $40,000 maiden-claiming turf route, aboard the 5-1 Indian Mischief (Into Mischief).

The Equibase chart stated that after making the lead and straightening away in the stretch, Indian Mischief “came under a left handed crop and drifted out two paths directly in front and impeding He's a Lucky Guy [Street Boss] forcing that foe to check just off his heels sharp enough to displace large chunks of the sod in a halt while brushing that foe with his hindquarters…” before inching away to victory.

After a stewards' inquiry, the results stood.

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NTRA Equine Discounts, John Deere Gator Giveaway Announced

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Equine Discounts is teaming up with John Deere to give away a new John Deere TX Gator through a social media contest.

The contest will run from August 1 through 31 and participants must submit a photo showing how they would utilize the new piece of equipment. In addition to submitting the photo, all contestants must also follow/like Equine Discounts on either Facebook or Instagram. The Equine Discounts team will narrow down the top 10 finalists and the winner will be selected via public poll on the Equine Discounts Facebook page after the closing date. Voting will take place September 6 through 13, with the final winner announced on September 14.

“We take great pride in giving back to the equine industry and what a great way to promote John Deere through our social media channels,” said Senior Vice President of NTRA Advantage Fritz Widaman.

To enter, visit ntra.com/smcontest. To learn how you can save up to 28% on new John Deere equipment visit ntra.com/equinediscounts or call 866-678-4289.

About NTRA Equine Discounts

With over $1 billion in sales and savings to the equine industry in excess of $180-million, Equine Discounts provides exclusive discounts on nationally known products for everyone in the horse world. We are currently partnered with John Deere, Big Ass Fans, Sherwin Williams, ODP Business Solutions, and Farmers Insurance. We offer equine members steep discounts on everything from paint, fans, and office supplies to farm equipment such as tractors, mowers, hay equipment and Gators!

Anyone with a dues paying membership with any equine association qualifies for Equine Discounts. Whether you are a member of a national association such as AHC, APHA, APHC, AQHA, EC, NRHA, NTRA, USEF, USPA, USTA or a member of a local equine affiliate, you qualify by being a member of the equine world.

About the NTRA

The NTRA, based in Lexington, Ky. and Washington, D.C., is a broad-based coalition of more than 100 horse racing interests and thousands of individual stakeholders consisting of horseplayers, racetrack operators, owners, breeders, trainers and affiliated horse racing associations, charged with increasing the popularity, welfare and integrity of Thoroughbred racing through consensus-based leadership, legislative advocacy, safety and integrity initiatives, fan engagement and corporate partner development. For more information visit NTRA.com.

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Three Female Finalists Named For Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award

Three finalists for the 17th Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award have been decided by a panel of racing and literary judges. They included an extraordinary time-hopping, historical novel; a compelling biography of potential greatness and a life cut short; and a powerful, category-bending work of fiction told as the oral history of a hard-luck horsewoman. All three were authored by women.

“The 2022 nominees included a refreshing group of voices new to this Book Award, including the three finalists,” lead judge Kay Coyte noted. “The works from these women were outstanding.”

The award was founded in 2006 by the late global philanthropist and entrepreneur Dr. Ryan to honor the best in long-form writing related to horse racing. Its $10,000 prize remains among the largest in the literary world, regardless of category. Following Dr. Ryan's 2007 passing, this celebration of racing's finest literature has been carried on by his son, Shane, current president of the family's Castleton Lyons farm near Lexington.

In addition to the $10,000 winner's check, two runners-up will each receive $1,000. In addition, all three finalists will take home Tipperary Irish crystal trophies in the form of Castleton Lyons' iconic fieldstone tower.

After two years of Zoom winners' announcements due to pandemic precautions, the Book Award returned live in 2022 to its traditional space in the loft above the farm's historic stallion barn. The invitation-only, drinks and hors d'oeuvres reception to announce the current winner is scheduled for the evening of November 9.

For additional information, contact Kerrie Cahill at: (859) 455-9222, or at kcahill@castletonlyons.com

Following are the finalists, listed alphabetical by author.

Horse

Author: Geraldine Brooks

By Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks, Horse tells a fictionalized tale of pre-Civil War champion Lexington and his enslaved groom Jarrett, as they travel the South and cross paths with a young painter of racehorses. The narrative goes back and forth in time, to a 1954 New York art gallery where a mysterious painting captures the imagination of a noted art dealer, to 2019 Washington D. C., where a long-forgotten equine skeleton is rediscovered at the Smithsonian. Fact and fiction weave together magically at the hands of a gifted writer.

Landaluce: The Story of Seattle Slew's First Champion

Author: Mary Perdue

This bittersweet biography is one of heartbreak and dreams unfulfilled, of a filly cut down at the very threshold of greatness. Landaluce was from Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew's first crop and was a sign of good things to come for the young stallion. She won all five of her starts as a two-year-old in 1982 by an average of nearly ten lengths before dying suddenly of a viral infection in her stall at Santa Anita. She was a champion but could have been an immortal.

Kick the Latch

Author: Kathryn Scanlan

Author Scanlan has described her slim novel as a work of fiction based on interviews with an Iowa-based trainer named Sonia. The story is poetically told in vignettes, as an oral history that can make the reader wonder at times what is real … and what is not. She writes of the itinerate backstretch world at a low-level racetrack, telling a story of survival where horses are patched up for one more start and jockeys brag about “flipping” to make weight, with violence as a simmering backdrop. Scanlan's writing is minimalist but powerful.

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Mullen Remains Hospitalized After Sunday Saratoga Fall

Jockey Richard Mullen, who was unseated from GI Longines Breeders' Cup Turf winner Rebel's Romance (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) in Sunday's GII Bowling Green S., remains hospitalized Monday in Albany, NY. Mullen, who reportedly has “a broken collarbone, thumb, ribs and three fractured vertebrae” thanked well-wishers via social media Monday afternoon.

Godolphin also rleased a statement early Monday morning that read:

“Richard Mullen was unseated from Rebel's Romance during the Bowling Green Stakes at Saratoga on Sunday, 30 July. He received immediate medical attention at the course and was assessed to be conscious with movement in all four limbs. He was transferred to the Albany Medical Center, where he remains under medical care.

Rebel's Romance was unhurt in the incident.

Everyone at Godolphin sends their best wishes to Richard and we all hope for a swift recuperation from his injuries.”

NYRA reported late Sunday that Mullen was conscious and had movement in all extremities.

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