| R3 USA - SARATOGA | 05 August 2017 |
| Whitney Stakes (Grade 1) (3yo+) G1 3U ($1,553,970), 1810m 1:47.71 | |
| FP | Horse Age & Sex | Trainer Jockey | WT SP | |||||||
1st | 6. GUN RUNNER (USA) 4yo Horse | STEVEN ASMUSSEN FLORENT GEROUX | 56.0 $1.60 | |||||||
| CANDY RIDE (ARG) - QUIET GIANT (USA) | ||||||||||
| Winchell Thoroughbreds & Three Chimneys Farm | 2nd | 5. KEEN ICE (USA) 5yo Horse | TODD PLETCHER JOSE ORTIZ | 55.0 $4.45 | ||||||
| CURLIN (USA) - MEDOMAK (USA) | ||||||||||
| Donegal Racing & Calumet Farm | 3rd | 2. BREAKING LUCKY (CAN) 5yo Horse | READE BAKER LUIS CONTRERAS | 53.0 $13.40 | ||||||
| LOOKIN AT LUCKY (USA) - SHOOTING PARTY (USA) | ||||||||||
| GUNPOWDER FARMS LLC WEST POINT THOROUGHB | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1. WAR STORY (USA) 5yo Gelding | JORGE NAVARRO JAVIER CASTELLANO | 55.0 $7.90 | |||||||
| 5th | 7. DISCREET LOVER (USA) 4yo Horse | URIAH ST LEWIS MANUEL FRANCO | 53.0 $60.00 | |||||||
| 6th | 4. TU BRUTUS (CHI) 5yo Horse | GARY C CONTESSA I ORTIZ JR | 53.0 $8.90 | |||||||
| 7th | 3. CAUTIOUS GIANT (USA) 6yo Gelding | ANTHONY T QUARTAROLO PACO LOPEZ | 53.0 $64.00 | |||||||
Race replay of the 90th running of the Grade 1 Whitney Stakes held at Saratoga Race Course.
Rick Legend Says:
8/08/2017 2:58:24 PM
BC Classic will be fun to watch. Arrogate probably wins but Gun Runner should put in a nice showing and make it fun. I'll be backing him anyway. Really like this horse. He's matured nicely.
Rick Legend Says:
8/08/2017 2:57:32 PM
Largest margin of victory in 36 years. For those wondering the shoe in Gun Runner's tail belonged to Cautious Giant. It went up into the air, bounced off Cautious Giant's back then somehow ended up in Gun Runner's tail. Talk about a one off lol.
ebonydescent Says:
6/08/2017 3:42:01 PM
Nice win for the steadily improving Gun Runner. Did the horse media ever figure out how that horseshoe got in his tail? It probably kept him from the track record. So really it's about Gun Runner and Arrogate. Right now it's a toss up, who is better horse right now. Keen Ice still is grinding and good but Mor Spirit, Cupid, Shaman Ghost, Sharp Azteca....more questions than answers. It's an overall weak 3 yr old and older male division this year. The fillies and older mare divisions are much more competitive and deeper. I know the Gun Runner connections were happy about the track being sealed.