Tag: Whitney Day

Saratoga Analysis: Saturday, August 6, 2022

It’s Whitney Day at Saratoga, and that deserves some special treatment. As one of the most stacked cards on the calendar during the most important meet in American horse racing, there are few better days for racing fans to enjoy.

Beyond the G1 Whitney, a race featuring superstars Life Is Good, Olympiad and Hot Rod Charlie, Saratoga is also hosting the G1 Saratoga Derby Invitational, G1 Test, G2 Glen Falls and the Lure Stakes. Many of these races will have implications in the Breeders’ Cup, featuring early showdowns between the best runners in the country and a few from elsewhere. read more

Handicapping Roundtable: Whitney Day w/ Niko Konstantellis and Lucas Ludgate

It’s Whitney Day at Saratoga, and that means that some of the best horses in each division will travel upstate and run in some of the most competitive races of the year. It’s the second most popular day at Saratoga all summer, one where early Breeders’ Cup favorites will be established and new challengers may appear. Most importantly, it’s a day where even casual horse racing fans can tune in to watch.

As I perused the graded stakes for today’s card, a day featuring stars of the sport such as Midnight Bisou, Tom’s D’Etat and No Parole, I realized that I could use a second opinion myself. In what may become a recurring segment, I’m being joined today by two guest handicappers, Lucas Ludgate and Niko Konstantellis, to look over these top notch stakes with me. read more

Saratoga Analysis: Saturday, August 1, 2020

Handicappers live for days like this one. Whitney Day at Saratoga is one of the most popular days in the horse racing calendar every year, and along with Travers and Woodward Day, is one of the Crown Jewels of the Saratoga meet. Some of the fastest horses in the country will square off today in several different divisions, and the only regret a horseplayer could have is that they’re not allowed to attend. Let’s try our best to enjoy it from home.