Irad Ortiz gets three-day suspension

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Irad Ortiz Jr., the leading rider at the Saratoga meet, will serve a three-day suspension, Aug. 14-16, for his ride aboard On a Spree in the seventh race here on Aug. 1.

The stewards deemed that On a Spree interfered with Complete Agenda at the top of the stretch of that turf race. On a Spree was disqualified from first and placed second behind Complete Agenda, ridden by Flavien Prat, who had finished second.

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Ortiz, a five-time leading rider at Saratoga, entered Wednesday’s card maintaining a 26-24 advantage over Prat for leading rider honors.

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