Weekend Hideaway's affinity for Saratoga and a wet track was on display again Thursday as he jumped on top under Luis Saez and led every step of the way to win the $100,000 John Morrissey Stakes by 1 1-4 lengths.

It was Weekend Hideaway's fifth win at Saratoga, his first coming in a maiden race in Aug. 2012. He also won the Morrissey in 2014.

Weekend Hideaway won for the 13th time in 48 starts and first since he won the Commentator in May 2017. He had lost his last eight starts.

Weekend Hideaway had to withstand a claim of foul from Brad Cox, the trainer of third-place finisher Celtic Chaos who was trying to come up along the rail but was steadied by Eric Cancel late. Celtic Chaos lost second by a nose to a resurgent Eye Luv Lulu.

I happen to think this was the right call as I'm not sure there was ample room for Cancel to try and sneek up the rail. I think he created his own problem.

Weekend Hideaway, trained by Phil Serpe for Red and Black Stable, returned $23.40 to win.