Antiquarian reflected the late run from Sierra Leone to win the $ 1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup deployment on August 31 on August 31 on Saratoga Race Course in a race in which Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. His mountain dropped out on prominent candidate Mindframe just after the start in an incident in an incident in an incident that also had the title of favorite Sierra Leone.
The complexion of the Jockey Club Gold Cup changed to the opening steps when Phileas Fogg entered the insistence of Jockey Kendrick Carmouche and caused a chain reaction of bumps that led Irad Ortiz Jrr. It was not complicated from Mindframe, the second choice of the field.
Sierra Leone and Highland Falls, the 1-2 finishers of Saratoga’s degree 1 Whitney Stakes on August 2, were further behind than normal because of the incident in the beginning. Sierra Leone stable to avoid the fallen jockey and walked behind the field early. Sierra Leone came in second. Highland Falls ran in fourth place and was achieved third when Phileas Fogg was disqualified from third place and was the last to be placed. White Abarrio was placed fourth.
Jockey John Velazquez sent antiquarian for the first class 1 of the 4-year-old. Only a few hours earlier Velazquez had returned from the opposite coast after winning the grade 1 Pacific Classic in del Mar with Fiercesess the day before.
Antiquarian won the Jockey Club Gold Cup with 1 1/2 lengths from Sierra Leone in a recent period for the 1 1/4 miles in 2: 02.16. Antiquarian paid $ 28.00 to win. Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher trained both antiquarian and mind frame.
“I have mixed emotions. You hate to see something like that happening,” said Pletcher, who added that Mindframe seemed great when he was caught by the outriders. “It was nice to get Antiquarian.”
With the victory, Antiquarian earned a Breeders’ Cup Challenge series “Win and You’re in ‘Automatic Fees Paid berth for the $ 7 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic in Del Mar November.
Mindframe was corrected by outriders in the piece. Regarding the scary incident in the beginning, Ortiz was brought to the Albany Medical Center to complain about wrist and rib pain.
“My concern was for Irad,” said Mike Repole of Mindframe’s co -owner of Mindframe. “I couldn’t even view the race.”
In addition to Mindframe, the chances of Sierra Leone were also influenced by the problems after the start.
“I hope Irad is fine. That is my greatest concern. Our horse is the one who went over him and my concern is for him,” said Sierra Leone’s trainer Chad Brown. “As far as the racing goes, we dissolve a considerable amount of ground. (Jockey flavien prat) had to use he to try and re-gain where he should have leg and it certainly played a role in the finish. That’s horse racing and horse justffortuna Who was poised for a big effort, and most importantly for irad, who we just hope can escape from this without any injuries. “
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