Eight New York Breds Set for the $100,000 John Morrissey

Topping the field at odds of 5-2 on the morning line is Big Business for trainer David Jacobson. The six-year-old gelding will be ridden by John Velazquez as he attempts to earn the first stakes win of his career. He has won ten of his twenty-seven lifetime starts and was last seen finishing second by a head in the Evan Shipman Stakes. He has been first or second in all four starts this year and will break from post position six.

Moonlight Song back against state-bred company

Moonlight Song will break from post position five at odds of 3-1 for Charlton Baker. Owned and bred by Albert Fried, Jr., the seven-year-old gelded son of Unbridled’s Song will have regular rider Jose Ortiz. in the irons. Moonlight Song won the first stakes win of his career against state-bred company in the Gold and Roses Stakes two starts back and was fourth against graded stakes competition in the Belmont Sprint Championship Stakes (G3).

Second start off the bench for Amberjack 

Michael Hushion will send out the lightly-raced Amberjack at odds of 8-1 with Irad Ortiz, Jr. aboard from post position seven. A $185,000 purchase as a yearling for Peachtree Stables, the four-year-old son of Indygo Shiner is making his second start of the year following a third-place finish against allowance company. As a sophomore last year he won back to back stakes races including the New York Derby against restricted competition.