Brooklyn, Foster possible targets for Effinex

Effinex, the three-quarter-length winner of Saturday’s Grade 3 Excelsior Stakes, could make his next start in the Grade 2, $400,000 Brooklyn Invitational at Belmont Park on June 6 or the Grade 1, $500,000 Stephen Foster on June 13 at Churchill Downs, said Russell Cohen, racing manager for his mother Bernice’s Tri-Bone Stable.

“Whichever one is the better spot we’ll do,” Cohen said.

Effinex, a New York-bred son of Mineshaft bred by Tri-Bone, earned a career-best 107 Beyer Speed Figure for his Excelsior win. He ran the 1 1/4 miles in 2:02.16.

Cohen said Effinex came out of the race “like he didn’t run.

“He’s as sound as a dollar bill, happy as a clam,” Cohen said.

Effinex, trained by Jimmy Jerkens, is now 2 for 2 this year and 5 for 14 in his career.