Seek Again overcame traffic and the absence of Horse of the Year Wise Dan to win the $500,000 Fourstardave Handicap in course record time at Saratoga on Saturday.

The second wagering choice in the one-mile race, Seek Again was ridden to a neck victory by Joel Rosario in 1:33.25 on firm turf, eclipsing the previous record of 1:33.42, set by L'Oiseau d'Argent in 2004.

Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott conditions the 4-year-old for owner/breeder Juddmonte Farms.

The chestnut colt began his career in the UK and won the G1 Hollywood Derby on turf in December in his US debut for previous trainer John Gosden.

Subsequently sent to Mott, he finished second by a head to Wise Dan in the G1 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic in May at Churchill Downs and then was third in the G1 Manhattan Handicap at Belmont Park in June.

Wise Dan bypassed the Fourstardave, a race he won the previous two years, as he prepares for his comeback from colic surgery.

Mott said he had a few anxious moments watching Seek Again in the stretch run.

"I was thinking it could be over at the eighth pole when I saw he had to alter course two different times," he said.

"I thought, we could be in trouble because it's awful late in the game to have to stop your momentum and go in a different direction."

Rosario said Seek Again was game for the win.

"He showed up today," the rider said. “He's a good horse, he fires all the time.

When he sees a horse in front of him, he comes to get him.”

Grand Arch was a tough second, three-quarters of a length in front of Jack Milton, who rallied from last in the six-horse field for third.