Phileas Fogg dominates Suburban Stakes again at Saratoga

Phileas Fogg turned the $500,000 Suburban Stakes into a procession at Saratoga Race Course, drawing away to a 10-length victory on July 4 and successfully defending his title in one of the holiday weekend’s most one-sided stakes. The 6-year-old gelding stopped the clock in 2:01.70, paid $19.82 to win on a $2 ticket, and made a field of 11 look ordinary over 1 1/4 miles on a fast main track.

Kendrick Carmouche put Phileas Fogg in position immediately, sending him away best and letting him control a manageable pace. The fractions, per Equibase, were :23.93, :48.59, 1:12.57 and 1:36.64, and once Carmouche asked him to quicken about three furlongs from the finish, the race was over in a hurry. Yo Daddy and Hollywood Gold Cup winner Forged Steel tracked early before fading, but Phileas Fogg kept building his advantage through the stretch and never allowed the pursuers to turn the run into a contest.

Hit Show, last year’s Dubai World Cup winner, finished second, Tiztastic was third, and favored Antiquarian never recovered from a troubled break that left John Velazquez with too much ground to make up. The result made Phileas Fogg the first repeat winner of the Suburban since Effinex in 2015 and 2016. In 2025, he held off Antiquarian by a head.

Phileas Fogg is owned by Jupiter Stable LLC, trained by Gustavo Rodriguez and was bred in Kentucky by Godolphin. He cost $55,000 at the 2023 Keeneland November sale, and the Suburban moved his career earnings past $1.17 million while producing a career-best 107 Beyer Speed Figure. Phileas Fogg is under consideration for the $1 million Whitney Stakes on August 8 at Saratoga, a Grade 1 and Win and You’re In race for the Breeders’ Cup Classic.