SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Irad Ortiz Jr., the four-time defending jockey champion at Saratoga, will not ride on Sunday after injuring his left foot on Saturday.Steve Rushing, Ortiz's agent, said the 33-year-old rider is day-to-day following the incident before the eighth race Saturday.“I talked to him this morning and he's doing good,” Rushing said Sunday morning at the Oklahoma Training Track. “Hopefully, he won't be out long.”Ortiz was injured before the eighth race Saturday when his mount, second-time starter And The Runner Is (Oscar Performance) acted up in the post parade and Ortiz rolled his left foot. The 2-year-old colt was scratched, and Ortiz was on his way to Saratoga Hospital.Originally, it was feared that Ortiz had broken his ankle but that was not the case. An X-ray was taken but it could not be determined what the severity of the injury was to his foot because of the swelling.Ortiz saw an orthopedic specialist on Sunday, and the diagnosis was no break.“They just want to see after the swelling in the foot goes down,” Rushing said. “It's all about pain tolerance. We'll be off Sunday, and we'll see how it goes the next three days.”Rushing is hopeful Ortiz could return on Wednesday.Heading into Sunday's card–the 25th day of the 46-day meet (but the 24th day of racing because one day was cancelled due to weather), Ortiz was in fourth place in the jockey standings with 30 victories.Flavien Prat and Irad's brother Jose were tied for the lead with 38 wins and Manny Franco was in third with 34 wins.Irad Ortiz missed the first six days of the meet due to a suspension and one day riding out of town. He quickly got back into contention and rode six winners on July 26. The post Irad Ortiz Off Mounts Sunday, Agent Hopes for Quick Return appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.