Life Is Good 'Leaning' Toward Start in Woodward

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Life Is Good wins the Whitney Stakes at Saratoga Race Course

The upcoming Belmont at the Big A meet may present a new wrinkle for New York racing fans, but it could wind up showcasing the nation's top-ranked runner.

Trainer Todd Pletcher said Aug. 28 he is "leaning" toward keeping multiple grade 1 winner Life Is Good  in New York and running him Oct. 1 in the two-turn, 1 1/8-mile $500,000 Woodward Stakes (G1) at Aqueduct Racetrack as a final prep for the Breeders' Cup World Championships.

The son of Into Mischief  , who is ranked No. 1 in the latest National Thoroughbred Racing Association Top 10 poll, breezed four furlongs in :50 at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 26 for owners CHC and WinStar Farm.

"Life Is Good is doing excellent. He had a good breeze on Friday," Pletcher said. "We haven't decided for sure, but we're leaning toward the Woodward."

Other options for the $4 million earner have been mentioned as the Oct. 1 $500,000 Lukas Classic (G2) at Churchill Downs or training up to the Nov. 5 Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) at Keeneland.

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Bred by Gary and Mary West out of the Distorted Humor mare Beach Walk, Life Is Good is coming off a victory in the Aug. 6 Whitney Stakes (G1) at Saratoga and owns victories in the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes Presented by 1/ST BET (G1) and the Big Ass Fans Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1).