Kent's still at 4,999

SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Kent Desormeaux remained one win shy of 5,000 after his mount in Thursday's sixth race, Karakorum Playmate, faded badly in midstretch after dueling on the lead from the start. Desormeaux didn't ride the first five races and has only one more chance today, on Freakstein in the eighth race, scheduled for 4:57 p.m.