Ortiz brothers ride winners in Sir Shackleton, Sand Springs, Sanibel Island

The riding Ortiz brothers swept the first three stakes on the Florida Derby card Saturday at Gulfstream Park, with two wins by Jose sandwiched around one by his older brother Irad.

Here’s a rundown of those $100,000 stakes:

Basin ($5) takes Sir Shackleton

Making his first start in seven months, Basin was along in time to defeat Frosted Grace by a neck, finishing seven furlongs in 1:23.19 over a fast track. Ridden by Jose Ortiz, the 4-year-old colt returned $5 as favorite in a field of seven older horses.

“He kept grinding it out and was very game in the end,” said Todd Pletcher, who trains Basin for Jackpot Farm. “He’s a quality horse. He trains very well, and we had him ready enough to get the job done today.”

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Basin, by Liam’s Map, was awarded the victory in a division of the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby last May following the disqualification of Charlatan for a medication violation. This was his second start for Pletcher, with the first resulting in a runner-up finish in the Grade 2 Amsterdam last August at Saratoga. In all, the bay colt now has won four of nine starts, with the Grade 1 Hopeful as a 2-year-old of 2019 being his first stakes win.

Frosted Grace put away Shivaree to take an open lead near the furlong grounds, but he soon was challenged by outside runs from both Basin and Town Classic. Frosted Grace held off Town Classic by a neck for second.

Sweet Bye and Bye ($4) in Sand Springs

Pounded down to even-money favoritism in a field of seven filly-mare turf routers, Sweet Bye and Bye got a perfect trip from a few lengths off the pace in winning the Sand Springs by 2 1/2 lengths.

Bred in Pennsylvania by her owner, the former trainer Joe Imbesi, Sweet Bye and Bye returned $4 after finishing 1 1/16 miles in 1:39.49 over a firm turf for her eighth triumph in 20 career starts. Irad Ortiz Jr., by far the leading rider at a four-month championship meet that ends Sunday, was aboard for trainer Saffie Joseph Jr.

“The filly ran very good today,” Ortiz said. “I left her where she wanted to be and she came running.”

Sweet Bye and Bye, a gray 6-year-old by Sky Mesa, won five of her first six starts, including a restricted stakes, but this was her first victory in an open stakes. She was second behind Zofelle in her previous outing, which was her first since coming under Joseph’s care, in the Grade 3 Marshua’s River on Jan. 23 at Gulfstream.

Feel Glorious, the 2-1 second choice, was no threat to the winner when along late for second, while Abscond edged front-running Sweet Melania for third.

I Get It ($7) in Sanibel Island

I Get It, ridden by Jose Ortiz, used a wide sweeping move turning for home en route to her first stakes victory in the Sanibel Island, a one-mile turf race for 3-year-old fillies.

Lagging toward the back of a well-bunched group for much of the way, I Get It suddenly wheeled out with a sustained rally to prevail by a half-length over World Tour, the 2-1 favorite in a field of eight, with Hit the Woah just another head back in third. The winner paid $7 as second choice when finishing in 1:36.11 over firm going.

Ron Spatz trains I Get It, a Maryland-bred by Get Stormy, for new owner Gary Barber. Spatz bought the bay filly as a yearling for a mere $8,500 for prior owners.

“You can’t measure their heart when they’re young,” Spatz said. “She’s just got a huge heart. We’re really proud of her.”

I Get It now has won five of nine starts, with three of her wins coming over the Gulfstream turf. She finished fourth in her previous start, the Grade 3 Herecomesthebride, but was upgraded to third via disqualification. Barber bought her privately afterward.