Race 4. Birdstone Stakes. For three- year-old and up at One And Three Fourth Miles on dirt. Purse $100,000.
| PP | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | M/L |
| 1 | Hard Study | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | 3-5 |
| 2 | Carlino | Jose Lezcano | Mark Hennig | 4-1 |
| 3 | You’re to Blame | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | 7-2 |
| 4 | Archanova | Manuel Franco | Ian Wilkes | 10-1 |
| 5 | Big Dollar Bill | Chris Landeros | Ian Wilkes | 6-1 |
Big Dollar Bill rallied from last to overtake three contenders from the outside in the stretch, outkicking 1-5 favorite Hardy Study to win the fourth running of the $100,000 Birdstone for 3-year-olds and up on Thursday at Saratoga Race Course.
Big Dollar Bill overcame a five-length deficit, making a big push four-wide out of the final turn. Big Dollar Bill continued closing the gap from the outside, overtaking Hard Study to win by one length.
$2 Wager Paid:
| Horse | Win | Place |
| Big Dollar Bill | $12.60 | $2.90 |
| Hard Study | $2.10 | |
| Archanova |
Running time: 2:59.39
Carlino ran fourth.
