Jaime Torres locks Jockey of the Week * The Racing Biz

Jaime Torres usually runs between tracks in Kentucky and honest grounds, but a trip to colonial downs in Virginia on the Old Dominion Derby Day last Saturday turned out to be worth three mounts that led to three stakes victories, including the GR. 3 Old Dominion Derby. The Panel of Race Experts voted Torres Jockey of the week before 2 September-7 September.

The weekly honor recognizes Jockeys for important driving performance and who are members of the Jockeys’ Guild, the organization that represents more than 1050 active, retired and permanently disabled Jockeys in the US

Torres started his busy travel week on Tuesday in Horseshoe Indianapolis with a victory in the seventh for trainer William Walden. He also rode Indianapolis on Wednesday on Horseshoe.

On Saturday, Torres won the first of three posts in a row riding with Doncho for coach Michelle Lovell in the Da Hoss Stakes. At odds of 2-1 in the scratch of six, Doncho Alert broke from position one and never looked back and made each pole a winning, despite losing a shoe. The 4-year-old placed a neck win on favorite alogon with Paco Lopez in 1: 01.62 for five and a half furlongs. Doncho set the world record for 5-1/2 Furlongs in Ellis Park on 8 August.

“He surprised me as he broke today,” Torres told Colonial Downs Publicity. “He was very, very fast. I think that’s best he ever got out of the gates.”

Driving for trainer Jonathan Thomas, Torres was on board as a catch in the old Dominion Oaks. After a downpour pre-race, because catch can go to the post as a 16-1 longshot in the area of ​​eight. Breek van Post Position Two, the West Coast Shipper settled in the fifth along the Rail 4-1/2 lengths behind the leader and racing favorite Evershed with Daniel Centeno. While Catch Caning started her rally at the long turn, they get the best out of her ground -saving journey to win with three -quarters of a length in 1: 51.28 for a mile and an eighth on the inner turf.

“I think she really loved the turf today,” Torres said. “The plan was to keep her close to the lead. That way she doesn’t have too much to do at the end and we did the job.”

Trainer Riley Mott gave Torres on board World Beater, who turned out to be exactly in the old Dominion Derby (G3). World Beater raced in the middle of the race, before its powerful stretch rally with a 1-3/4-length victory in 1: 53.01 for a mile and an eighth on the turf.

“He rolled very well today,” Torres said. “He didn’t care how wet it was. I am very, very happy with him. He is all talent.”

Torres, 26, drove on Sunday and this week at Kentucky Downs between Horseshoe Indianapolis and Churchill Downs for their autumn meeting that opens on 11 September.

Other contenders for Jockey of the Week were Tyler Gaffalione with a victory in the Franklin-Simpson (GI), Harry Hernandez who won four bets in Canterbury, Flavien Prat with a victory in the Del Mar Futurity (Gi) and Hall of Fi Debutante with a win with a win with a win in the win in the win in the win in the victory in the win in the win in the win in the defense in the defense in the defense in the win with a win in the deli).