JOSE Ortiz rubbed his left elbow as blood seeped through the yellow and blue squares of his silks. The 21-year-old jockey flexed his elbow, once, twice, three times.

“It will be all right,” Ortiz said, gingerly pulling off his silks. An upset of the Grade 2 Jim Dandy will offer salve to a sore elbow. Ortiz guided maiden - yes, maiden - Laoban to win Saratoga’s first major three-year-old stakes last Saturday.