Saez rode Maximum Security to finish first in the 2019 Kentucky Derby but was subsequently disqualified due to interference.

[2] Saez won his first Breeders' Cup race in 2020 and first American Classic in 2021, both with champion Essential Quality.

[6] Saaz earned his first win in the United States on August 20, 2009, aboard Fearless Honor at Calder Race Track.

[3] In 2019, Saez partnered with Maximum Security to wins in the Florida Derby, Haskell Invitational and Clark Handicap.

These wins were overshadowed however by a controversial disqualification in the Kentucky Derby when Maximum Security swerved as the field turned for home with the colt on the lead.

[8] The two later won the world's richest race, the $20,000,000 Saudi Cup, in 2020, although the purse distribution was put on hold due to doping allegation's related to the horse's trainer.