Albany, Calif. (May 29, 2017) — G.G. Ryder, trained by Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, won determinedly in a four horse photo to take the victory in 1:37.48. Ridden by Irving Orozco, G.G. Ryder was never far back to the second turn, but had to cover four lengths in the stretch to get the nod over Flamboyant. Trained by Patrick Gallagher, Flamboyant, also coming with a rush, could not catch G.G. Ryder, the California bred, who is now over $600,000 in earnings after today’s effort. The betting favorite, Alert Bay, pressed the pace with Street Lad, but was outkicked to the wire. The GIII $100,000 All American stakes is for three years old and upward. G.G Ryder rewarded fans $23.80 with the $1 superfecta (7-8-6-1) paying $2,213.
Orozco: “I was kind of disappointed in myself last time because I let Alert Bay get away. This time I wanted to sit just off of him. Once I got my horse to the outside, he knows what to do. I knew I had the inside horses put away, and I was just worried about the outside horse closing. But my horse dug in and put his nose out to get there,” said jockey Irving Orozco.
“This horse always tries real hard. He’s never changed and he’s always been eager to do this. He’s been very good for us and we’re grateful to have him. Street Lad is a horse you’re going to be hearing a lot from. He’s a really nice horse. They had a hard time getting to him,” said trainer Jerry Hollendorfer.
Live racing will resume next Friday, June 2. Live music will run now through the end of the meet on June 18th. Tickets are available online for our Belmont Wine Festival, June 10th; come out and celebrate the last leg of the Triple Crown and taste wines from around the world.