Will the Puerto Rican equestrian to a new winning rider in the Kentucky Derby?
Two minutes from the Derby departure at the Churchill Downs racecourse, scheduled at 6:57 pm, that question will be answered.
Boricua hypism will present four riders in the derby, after the retirement of the large specimen that was going to mount the veteran John Velázquez.
They are the brothers Irad and José Luis Ortiz, Manny Franco and the debutant Joseph D. Ramosall graduates of the Agustín Mercado Reverón Equestrian School at the waiter racecourse, in Canobanas.
With Velázquez, Puerto Rico was going to establish a rider brand in the derby with five.
From the group, Velázquez has been the only one with victories in the derby with three. The Ortiz brothers have 0-17 in a combined way. Franco has not won and Ramos is debuting.
1 / 10 | These are the Puerto Ricans who will see action at the Kentucky Derby 2025. Irad Ortiz Jr. will be riding the publisher specimen. – Juan Luis Martínez Pérez
The Kentucky Derby is the first leg of the Triple Crown of the North American Equestrian.
Meanwhile, NBC and Peacock have coverage of 2:30 pm at 7:30 pm Telemundo Deportes starts at 6:30 pm and is broadcast by the application of Telemundo.
Here we present the Puerto Rican riders and details about their mountains in the $ 3 million race.
Horse: Sandman. The one trained by Mark Casse has three victories in eight participations, including his triumph in the Arkansas Derby, which is grade 1 and who has the foal as the third candidate to win in 6-1.
Record: Ortiz has 0-9 record in the derby. His best result was that of 2018 with second place in Good Magic, which fell to the eventual triplecoronado, Justify.
Given: Sandman is based on the 16th position. He previously left the 17, the only position that a winner has not produced in the history of the derby.
Horse: Publisher. The one trained by Steven Asmussen is a disadvantaged 30-1 who came to the test without having won in his career (0-7). It has two seconds in seven outings, including the one that achieved in the Arkansas Derby that José Luis Ortiz won with Sandman. Part by position 13.
Record: The rider five times Eclipse award has a 0-8 mark in the Derby, being a fourth (unlikely) in 2019 its best result ..
Given: None maiden (Without victories), as Publisher, he has won a derby since 1933. But Publisher cannot be ruled out as the son of the triplecoronado American Pharoah.
Horse: East Avenue. This is a disadvantaged 34-1. It has two first places in five participations and a second place in the last presentation in the important Blue Grass classic.
Record: Franco has 0-5 in the Derby with a second place in 2020 with the favored Tiz The Law, which fell to the Velázquez Authentic.
Given: It will be the first time that Franco will ride East Avenue.
Horse: Flying Mohawk. This horse -which is owned by Jayson Werth’s experience- is a disadvantaged 35-1. It has two victories in six presentations, none of those first places in classics.
Record: Debuting in the derby.
Given: In addition to Ramos, he is debuting at Derby, his Flying Mohawk foal will be doing his first test on land. His previous six presentations were on a grass surface.
