Bromsgrove jockey forced to retire after 'devastating' fall finds new passion

Bromsgrove jockey forced to retire after 'devastating' fall finds new passion

A YOUNG jockey from Bromsgrove who was forced to retire from racing after suffering a serious head injury has turned his focus to mentoring young…

Irad Ortiz Jr. is hospitalized after fall at Gulfstream Park

Irad Ortiz Jr. was transported to Aventura Hospital on Thursday after a fall in the fifth race at Gulfstream Park. Ortiz was aboard first-time starter A Moment a Love, trained by Carlos David, in a five-furlong maiden optional claimer on the turf. The horse ducked sharply inward shortly after the break, crashing through the inner rail and unseating the rider. Ortiz hit the ground hard as his mount galloped riderless along the inner turf course b…