Big Apple introduces five NY-Bred stock races on May 30

Jockey Luis Saez has won 2 out of 5 stakes on a special all-state 10-racial card that celebrates New York State’s best crossbreeding during the annual Big Apple Show Day on May 30. in Belmont Park.

Saez won three races on the card to bring his career win total to 2,998 as he chased a major milestone, winning $125,000 Mike Lee with Rotknee and Mount Vernon worth $125,000 with Giacosa for owner, trainer and co-breeder H. James Bond. He ends the day’s action by instructing Silver Dollar to the girly score in the finale.

Mount Vernon Stakes
Bond Racing Stable’s Giacosa has started betting action in Race 2. The mare Tizway reels in pacesetting Classic Lady on the final jump to score the tip in Mount Vernon Stakes at the one-mile widener field for mares and older mares. Giacosa followed in fourth as the Classic Lady driven by Joel Rosario had distances: 23.14 and: 47.14 from the company going. Giacosa gathers outside She is one of the mid-turn and need the length of the stretch to score a narrow score in the final time of 1:34.05.

Important eye handicap
Many classified shares are placed Do pranks raised a four-way score in the $200,000 Critical Eye Handicap, one mile per turn for fillets and mares 3 years of age and older in Race 6 for owners Gary Barber.

Coached by Hall of Famer Mark Casse and driven by 4-year-old Dylan Davis Into Mischief Bay track the speed of Mashnee girl from second place through sections: 23.26 and: 46.40 on the fast main road.

Bouwerie Shares
Mark T. Anderson Sterling Silver won a score of 4 1/4 lengths in Race 7, the Bouwerie Stakes $125,000 prize money, a seven-time sprint for second-year fillings. Trained by Tom Albertrani, Gray by Cupid dropped in from a distant 5th place in Central Bank Ashland Stakes (G1) in April at Keeneland. She made amends with a stellar performance under the direction of Trevor McCarthy.

Mike Lee shares
Rotknee, a hybrid of William Butler turned every pole into a winner in the $125,000 Mike Lee Stakes, a seven-time sprint for sophomores in Race 8. Trained by Mr. Mike Maker and piloted by Saez, Runhappy colt is responsible through the splits: 22.39 and: 45.21 with Who Hoo Thats Me chased in vain from 4 1/2 length back. Rotknee has in hand a quarter of poles like Best idea , under the Hall of Famer, John Velazquez, made his bid from near the rear of the herd. Best Idea rallied bravely, but couldn’t return to Rotknee, who overcame the 1/2 length winner limit in 1:23.90.

Kingston Staking
Thomas Albrecht, Vincent Fusaro and James Klein Ocala’s Dream upset 17-1 in the $125,000 Kingston Stakes, a 1/16-mile inner turf test for older horses in Race 9 to close out the Memorial Day betting action memorial at Belmont Park. Trained by Tom Morley and ridden by Hall of Famer Javier Castellano, 4-year-old boy Effinex Chestnuts claimed the second bet win of his career, adding to a score at the New York Stallion Stakes in June in Belmont. He did so in style, challenging a field that included a pair of multi-millionaires winning multi-stakes graded trainers Mike Maker in Somelikeithotbrown and Cross the border .