Life Is Good leads wire-to-wire in Whitney
Life Is Good showed speed from the gate in Saturday’s $1 million Whitney (G1) and after facing a brief challenge in the stretch, the classy four-year-old colt won going away by two lengths in the […]
Whitney Stakes
Life Is Good, Olympiad square off in six-horse Whitney
Of the last four winners of the $1 million Whitney S. (G1) that went on to compete in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), two won the year-end championship event (Gun Runner and Knicks Go) and […]
Knicks Go dominates Whitney on front end
After opening a commanding lead on the backstretch, Knicks Go easily proved best in Saturday’s 94th edition of the $1 million Whitney S. (G1) at Saratoga, rolling to a 4 1/2-length victory. The five-year-old horse […]
Maxfield, Swiss Skydiver among principals in tantalizing Whitney; Search Results tops Test
Saratoga will feature a pair of prestigious Grade 1 races on the main track Saturday, the 94th running of the $1 million Whitney S. for older horses and 96th edition of the $500,000 Test S. […]
Scully: 10 memorable Whitney winners
One of the most recognizable races for older horses, Saturday’s Whitney S. (G1) at Saratoga will showcase a dynamite field featuring Grade 1 winners Knicks Go, Maxfield, Silver State, and Swiss Skydiver. Here are 10 […]
Saratoga: disqualifications and drama on a silent big race day
August 1 was one of those big racing days that have become standard at Saratoga. The era of a graded stakes race every day is now long gone, with important races instead stacked on a few weekends. […]
Improbable captures Whitney after early stumble costs Tom’s d’Etat
After a largely disappointing 3-year-old campaign, Improbable has come back with a vengeance as a 4-year-old. On Saturday, the son of City Zip earned his second top-level win in succession with a two-length triumph in […]
Tom’s d’Etat looks to make it five in a row in Whitney
When Tom’s d’Etat last set foot at Saratoga for a competitive battle, he finished fourth in the Woodward (G1) last August and was still winless in graded stakes company. “We had an awful trip in […]