Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez will replace Manny Franco aboard Belmont and Travers Stakes winner Tiz the Law in the colt's next planned start, the Jan. 23 Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park. Sackatoga Stable announced the rider change via Twitter on Thursday afternoon.
Trainer Barclay Tagg was unhappy with Franco's ride in last weekend's Breeders' Cup Classic, in which Tiz the Law finished sixth.
“(Franco) said he was rank on him,” Tagg told the Breeders' Cup notes team on Sunday. “The winner was rank and he should have just followed him around. I had him ready to run, but I can't ride for them.”
Tiz the Law is currently at Palm Meadows Training Center in Florida, and will begin preparations for the Pegasus after several weeks' rest.
“I'm grateful for what has been accomplished thus far with Tiz,” said Sackatoga's manager Jack Knowlton. “How can you not be? But we have another year of racing ahead of us and want to do what's best for him and our partners. Tiz's story still has another chapter.”
BREAKING NEWS: Sackatoga Stable confirms 4YO racing campaign for #TiztheLaw starting w/the Pegasus World Cup on Jan. 23rd @GulfstreamPark w/Kentucky Derby & Breeders Cup Classic winning jockey John Velazquez @ljlmvel up for the $3M G1 race. Details @ attached release. *repost* pic.twitter.com/5GnRqhVyko
— Sackatoga Stable LLC (@sackatogastable) November 12, 2020
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