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Kentucky Derby-winning jockey Jose Ortiz will take on Preakness on new mount

The Japan Times·No Author·18 days ago
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Jockey Jose Ortiz celebrates after Golden Tempo's win in the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Kentucky, on May 2. | USA TODAY NETWORK / via Imagn Images / VIA REUTERS Washington – Jose Ortiz, who piloted Golden Tempo to victory in the Kentucky Derby, will vie for a rare feat in U.S. racing when he rides Chip Honcho in the 151st Preakness Stakes on Saturday. Only two jockeys have won the Derby and Preakness in the same year on different horses: Willie Simms in 1898, and more recently Calvin Borel, who won the 2009 Kentucky Derby on Mine That Bird then rode Rachel Alexandra to victory two weeks later in the Preakness -- the second jewel in U.S. flat racing's Triple Crown. Ortiz, who guided Golden Tempo from last to first to make Cheri DeVaux the first female trainer to saddle a Kentucky Derby winner, hopes the Preakness can be the second step in an unprecedented sweep of Triple Crown races on different mounts.…

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