"He let me know how good he was," Ortiz said.įorte's trainer, Todd Pletcher, likes what he's seen from the pair, too. And he responded.įorte rallied from the middle of the pack and powered past Cave Rock to win by 1 1/2 lengths. That is, until the Breeders' Cup Juvenile race in November at Keeneland.
The horse is trained by Todd Pletcher and has already $2.3 million in stake earnings.Įven after Forte won three of his first four races, Ortiz said he wasn't sure what the colt was made of. Kentucky Derby current favorite Forte works out at Churchill Downs on Monday morning, Apin Louisville, Ky. Steve Asmussen: After stunning defeat in 2022, decorated trainer resumes chase for first Kentucky Derby win 'He was one of a kind': Secretariat's legacy remains untouched 50 years after Triple Crown Forte's running style, he said, is "all his own." We know he can do it."įorte doesn't remind Ortiz of any horse he's ever been around. "It gives you an extra confidence, I think. In his seven career starts, all with Ortiz as jockey, he boasts six victories. Things have worked out with Forte so far, though.
Doing that in the Derby? It doesn't work out that way." "Sometimes you're in a position you don't want to be, and maybe you hesitate - like you pull your horse out early just to hold your spot or something. … If you have the horse, you can get there," he said. It's eluded him to this point in six Derby starts, his best finish is fourth (Improbable, 2019). 5, 2022įrom the time he became a jockey, Ortiz said, he's dreamed of etching his name into Derby lore. tosses flowers in the air after winning the Breeders' Cup Sprint at Keeneland, aboard Elite Power.
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