August 7, 2022
Do what you love. Love what you do. Life Is Good, very good. East Coast's top older horse wires the Whitney on stakes-filled day at Saratoga Race Course.
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Do what you love. Love what you do. Life Is Good, very good. East Coast's top older horse wires the Whitney on stakes-filled day at Saratoga Race Course.
Whitney Day. Life Is Good and Olympiad headline the Grade 1 on a day that includes the Test and three other stakes. Plus a Stable Tour with Brad Cox, Golden Pal's win Friday and more.
The Hall of Fame featuring modern-day inductees Beholder and Tepin, previews of the Troy (Golden Pal) and the Hall of Fame Stakes, plus Art Collector's romp in the Alydar and plenty more.
Epicenter rattles 3-year-old division with Jim Dandy triumph on big weekend for Steve Asmussen, who won three graded stakes.
The third Saturday of the meet ratchets up the racing with the Jim Dandy Travers prep and an appearance by sprint star Jackie's Warrior in the Vanderbilt. Plus, catch up on the Honorable Miss, the Curlin and the Birdstone and all the usual fixins.
Week Three begins with recaps of smashing graded stakes wins by Nest, Clairiere and Robin Sparkles over the weekend and looks at Bella Sofia and Creative Minister for previews.
Kentucky Oaks heroine Secret Oath and Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas head to the Coaching Club American Oaks and a showdown with Nest, plus a Stable Tour with Al Stall, Down Royal's Smithwick upset and plenty more.
Week Two Wednesday covers Saturday's monster Diana win by In Italian, previews the Smithwick hurdle stakes, goes for a Stable Tour with Ian Wilkes and more.
Diana Day arrives with Bleecker Street going for her eight consecutive win, plus recaps from Thursday and Friday as the meet reaches its first Saturday card.
Opening Day 2022. New season gallops to life with Schuylerville, Wilton stakes, new 1-mile chute, plus a Fasig-Tipton Stable Tour with Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher.