SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – The New York Racing Association (NYRA) has released an updated list of probable and possible starters for Saturday’s stakes action, headlined by the $750,000 Whitney Stakes (G1), a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” for the Longines Classic.
$750,000 Whitney (G1)
1 1/8 miles on the dirt
- By My Standards (trainer Bret Calhoun)
- Code of Honor (Shug McGaughey)
- Improbable (Bob Baffert)
- Mr. Buff (John Kimmel)
- Owendale (Brad Cox)
- Tom’s d’Etat (Al Stall, Jr.)
- Bodexpress (Gustavo Delgado) (Possible)
$500,000 Personal Ensign (G1)
1 1/8 miles on the dirt
- Abounding Joy (Rodolphe Brisset)
- Midnight Bisou (Steve Asmussen)
- Motion Emotion (Richard Baltas)
- Point of Honor (George Weaver)
- Vexatious (Jack Sisterson)
- Bossy Bride (Rob Atras) (Possible)
$300,000 H. Allen Jerkens (G1)
7 furlongs on the dirt
- Captain Bombastic (Jeremiah Englehart)
- Echo Town (Steve Asmussen)
- Eight Rings (Bob Baffert)
- Mischevious Alex (John Servis)
- No Parole (Tom Amoss)
- Shoplifted (Steve Asmussen)
- Tap It to Win (Mark Casse)
- Three Technique (Jeremiah Englehart)
- Liam’s Pride (Doug O’Neill) (Possible)
$250,000 Bowling Green (G2)
1 3/8 miles on the inner turf
- Channel Maker (Bill Mott)
- Dot Matrix (Brad Cox)
- Highland Sky (Barclay Tagg)
- Marzo (Mike Maker)
- Pillar Mountain (Todd Pletcher)
- Sadler’s Joy (Tom Albertrani)
- Surprise Twist (Arnaud Delacour)
$200,000 Caress
5 1/2 furlongs on the outer turf
- Cariba (Christophe Clement)
- Dalika (Al Stall, Jr.)
- Getmotherarose (Tom Bush)
- I’llhandalthecash (Ray Handal)
- Introduced (Jorge Duarte, Jr.)
- Jakarta (Mike Maker)
- Jean Elizabeth (Larry Rivelli)
- Miss Gossip (Eduardo Caramori)
- Sweet Bye and Bye (Anthony Dutrow)