Jockey Jose Ortiz was diagnosed with bruised ribs after a spill at Saratoga on Friday, July 21, according to bloodhorse.com. Winner of the leading rider title at Belmont Park's most recent meet, Ortiz was involved in a spill near the finish of the first race when he was unseated from Wesley Ward trainee Same Old Fears.
The rider was transported to Albany Medical Center for evaluation. Ward later reported that Same Old Fears was not injured in the incident.
Ortiz was on the Saratoga backstretch Sunday, breezing a horse for trainer Jonathan Thomas, and plans to be back in the saddle in the afternoon by Wednesday's card.
“I feel OK. Sore, but good,” Ortiz told bloodhorse.com. “I am just taking it day by day. It feels a little better every day, but I am still very sore.”
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