Jockey Luis Saez notched his 4,000th career victory on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course, guiding the Norm Casse-trained Rothschild (Uncle Mo) to a frontrunning victory in Race 2, an 11-furlong inner turf optional claimer for 3-year-olds and up.
“I'm very grateful,” Saez said. “It means a lot to me–hard work, always up and down on the road. I want to give thanks to my wife (Andrea), too, she's always there for me, my whole family and (agent) Mr. Kiaran (McLaughlin) working pretty hard every morning. To win 4,000 races is something I never expected.”
Saez, 34, is from Panama City, Panama, and is a graduate of that country's Laffit Pincay, Jr. Jockey Training Academy. He won his first North American race on August 20, 2009 when he guided Fearless Honor to victory at Calder Race Course.
“It's very special,” Saez said. “This is a place everybody wants to be. This is a tough meet right now and I'm pretty grateful to be here.”
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