Mott greets former worker after Saratoga stakes win

August 9, 2023 at 4:03 a.m.

by Bob Wisener

Essential Quality, left, with jockey Luis Saez, holds off Midnight Bourbon, with Ricardo Santana Jr., to win the Travers Stakes Aug. 28, 2021, at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. - Photo by Adam Coglianese of The Associated Press
Essential Quality, left, with jockey Luis Saez, holds off Midnight Bourbon, with Ricardo Santana Jr., to win the Travers Stakes Aug. 28, 2021, at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. - Photo by Adam Coglianese of The Associated Press

Trainer John Alexander Ortiz was understandably elated Sunday after his first Saratoga stakes victory.

Brightwork's performance in the Grade 3 Adirondack earned the horseman a hug from his former boss, Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott.

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