ELMONT, N.Y. – Millionaires Somelikeit-hotbrown and Cross Border, who have combined to win 19 races from 64 starts, give trainer Mike Maker a strong one-two punch in Monday’s $125,000 Kingston for New York-breds scheduled for 1 1/16 miles on the Belmont Park turf course. The Kingston is one of 10 races, five stakes, restricted to New York-breds on the Memorial Day card. There were six stakes originally scheduled but the $200,000 Commentator, which was to feature the return of Grade 1 Cigar Mile winner Americanrevolution, had only three entrants and was not carded. The Kingston drew a field of eight with New York stalwarts City Man and Therapist – both trained by Christophe Clement – going up against the pair of veterans from Maker’s barn. Somelikeithotbrown is 3 for 3 against New York-breds on turf. He has not raced since winning his second straight edition of the Mohawk Stakes last Nov. 6 at Belmont, where he beat Sanctuary City, City Man, and Cross Border, all of whom are in this race Monday. Somelikeithotbrown, a 6-year-old son of Big Brown, shows 11 works starting on Feb. 12 for his return to the races. In addition to being the most accomplished horse in the field, Somelikeithotbrown also portends to be the controlling speed under Jose Ortiz while breaking from post 7. :: Take your handicapping to the next level and play like a pro with free Formulator, DRF's premium data product Cross Border, an 8-year-old ridgling by English Channel, won the Grade 2 Bowling Green last summer at Saratoga. He is just 1 for 6 since, the win coming in the Prairie Bayou Stakes over Turfway Park’s synthetic surface in December. Clement, a three-time Kingston winner, sends out the uncoupled duo of City Man and Therapist. City Man came off a four-month layoff to win the Danger’s Hour Stakes in April. He came back on May 7 and was a non-threatening fourth in the Grade 2 Fort Marcy, a race run over extremely yielding turf. “He’s a handy kind of a horse, but when he got to the backstretch the other day, he was beaten so you knew it was the ground,” Clement said. Therapist is an eight-time stakes winner, though the 1 1/16 miles of this race could put him a slight disadvantage. “Seven furlongs, a mile, quick with pace and one turn is better for him than a mile and a sixteenth,” Clement said. Sanctuary City finished second to Somelikeithotbrown in the Mohawk and to City Man in the Danger’s Hour. Trainer Jimmy Ferraro is hoping for a bit of speed to help his late-running son of Temple City. Step Dancer, a stakes winner at 2 and 3, makes his 4-year-old debut in this spot for Barclay Tagg. Who Hoo That’s Me ready With a solid return race under his belt, Who Hoo That’s Me may be ready to earn his first stakes victory in the $125,000 Mike Lee Stakes for New York-bred 3-year-olds at seven furlongs. Who Hoo That’s Me, a son of Keen Ice, finished sixth to Mo Donegal in the fifth start of his 2-year-old campaign. Following a break, he returned at Aqueduct on April 24 with a late-closing second behind Hot Rod Rumble in a six-furlong race. Hot Rod Rumble is back in this race for trainer Steve Asmussen. “He had a great race off the layoff,” trainer Jorge Abreu said of Who Hoo That’s Me. “I like that horse a lot. He had two pretty good breezes. He’s on target.” Dylan Davis, who rode the horse to a maiden victory here last September, is back aboard from post 9. Abreu also sends out Agility, a son of Practical Joke, who finished second to Rotknee in the Damon Runyon at seven furlongs in March before finishing fourth in a one-mile allowance race in April. :: Get Daily Racing Form Past Performances – the exclusive home of Beyer Speed Figures “He doesn’t want to do a mile,” Abreu said. Agility breaks from post 3 under Jose Ortiz. Rotknee is the horse to beat in the Mike Lee. A son of Runhappy, Rotknee came off a six-month layoff to win an allowance race at Aqueduct in February and the Damon Runyon by 2 3/4 lengths over Agility in March. Maker tried him in the Animal Kingdom at Turfway Park, but a combination of the synthetic surface and getting engaged in a hot pace did him in as he finished seventh. Since his return to New York, Rotknee has fired four consecutive bullet works over the Belmont Park training track. Best Idea, trained by Todd Pletcher, finished second to the older horse Anejo in a first-level allowance and now turns back to seven furlongs. Tin Pan Alley, trained by Chad Brown, won a 6 1/2-furlong maiden race in April. Kazmike scored a front-running victory at Aqueduct in a division of the New York Stallion Series on April 23. Rebel Empire and Salute to America complete the field.