He wanted to break his own record for victories by a jockey at a Saratoga meeting.
Most wins by a jockey: Six jockeys have won this race twice.
Julie Krone scored one victory from seven mounts at Aqueduct yesterday to tie Patricia Cooksey for most career victories by a female jockey with 1,203.
Desormeaux won 598 races in 1989, the record for victories by a jockey in a year.
Most wins by a jockey:
Black is also a co-holder of the North American record for most consecutive wins by a jockey.
He rode his 5,894th career winner last Sunday at Delaware Park, passing Jerry Bailey to move into 15th place for the most victories by a jockey.
Riding Mylute, Rosie Napravnik's fifth place finish was the highest ever by a female jockey, besting her own record of ninth place set in 2011.
In 1989, he won 598 races, still the record for most victories in a year by a North American jockey.
He holds the record for most wins by a jockey (2) in the Lone Star Derby.