Ortiz was going to ride Spun to Run, then made the tough call about a week before the race to switch to Mucho Gusto. As it turned out, Spun to Run was scratched because of a health-related issue -- and Mucho Gusto took the $1.8 million winners’ share of the purse. Mucho Gusto paid $8.80, $5 and $3,80. “So happy to win this race,” Ortiz said. Ortiz guided Mucho Gusto to the outside and easily to the lead at the top of the stretch, then simply pulled away from there.

Source: Washington Post January 25, 2020 23:26 UTC