Jockey Irad Ortiz is set for a return to action Friday at Keeneland. He was named on seven horses on the opening-day card including two graded-stakes mounts. Those include two mounts in graded-stakes races. He rides Nakatomi for trainer Wesley Ward in the Phoenix (G2) and Monique En Vol for Brad Cox in the Jessamine (G2). Monique En Vol is one of four mounts Ortiz has for Cox Friday. Ortiz has been sidelined since Aug. 8, when his left foot was …
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