Whitney Tops Busy Saturday of Graded Stakes

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Preservationist is among the top contenders in the Whitney Stakes

Each Saturday NTRA and BloodHorse provide a one-stop guide to the day's graded stakes races. Races are listed in chronological order (all times Eastern). Click on links for full preview.

3:21 p.m.—$200,000 Troy Stakes (G3T) at Saratoga Race Course (FS2 and TVG)

In search of his sixth consecutive victory, multiple grade 1 winner World of Trouble will headline a talented field of six in the Troy going 5 1/2 furlongs on the Mellon Turf Course. World of Trouble, a 4-year-old son of Kantharos , trained by Jason Servis, enters the Troy off an impressive 1 3/4-length victory in the grade 1 Jaipur Invitational June 8 at Belmont Park. 


Entries: Troy S. (G3T)

Saratoga Race Course, Saturday, August 03, 2019, Race 5

  • Grade IIIT
  • 5 1/2f
  • Turf
  • $200,000
  • 3 yo's & up
  • 3:21 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1World of Trouble (FL) Manuel Franco 124 Jason Servis 3/5
2 2Disco Partner (NY) Irad Ortiz, Jr. 124 Christophe Clement 4/1
3 3Pure Sensation (FL) Kendrick Carmouche 124 Christophe Clement 7/2
4 4Rocket Heat (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Chris Landeros 118 Michael Tannuzzo 15/1
5 5Wet Your Whistle (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Alex Cintron 124 Michael J. Trombetta 8/1
6 6Leinster (KY) Tyler Gaffalione 120 George R. Arnold, II 15/1

 

4:55 p.m.—$200,000 West Virginia Governor's Stakes (G3) at Mountaineer at (TVG)

The West Virginia Governor's Cup has attracted a full field of 12 and, assuming minimal scratches, could be its largest field in recent memory. The 1 1/16-mile event for 3-year-olds and up includes multiple graded stakes winner Sir Anthony, who captured the grade 3 Cornhusker Handicap July 5, and graded stakes winner Silver Dust, who fell a head shy of winning the Michael G. Schaefer Memorial Stakes at Indiana Grand July 13. 


Entries: West Virginia Governor's S. (G3)

Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort, Saturday, August 03, 2019, Race 7

  • Grade III
  • 1 1/16m
  • Dirt
  • $200,000
  • 3 yo's & up
  • 4:55 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Reride (KY) Horacio Karamanos 119 Ignacio Correas, IV 20/1
2 2Snapper Sinclair (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Joe Bravo 124 Steven M. Asmussen 6/1
3 3Exclamation Point (KY) Florent Geroux 124 Brad H. Cox 5/1
4 4Sky Promise (KY) Orlando Mojica 124 Robertino Diodoro 12/1
5 5Sir Anthony (IL) Pedro L. Cotto, Jr. 124 Anthony Mitchell 5/1
6 6Silver Dust (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Jack Gilligan 126 W. Bret Calhoun 3/1
7 7Exulting (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Luis M. Quinones 124 Michael J. Maker 8/1
8 8Rocking the Boat (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate David Cohen 121 Dale L. Romans 12/1
9 9Retirement Fund (KY) Gabriel Saez 121 Steven M. Asmussen 15/1
10 10Imperative (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Jose A. Bracho 119 Anthony T. Quartarolo 30/1
11 11Hawaakom (KY) Miguel Mena 119 Wesley E. Hawley 15/1
12 12Kukulkan (MEX) Corey J. Lanerie 124 Fausto Gutierrez 6/1
99 Apricot (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Luis M. Quinones 119 Marat Kozhomzharov -

 

5:06 p.m.—$500,000 Test Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course (NBCSN and TVG)

Grade 1 Longines Kentucky Oaks winner Serengeti Empress will shorten up to seven furlongs when attempting her second top-level victory in Saturday's Test for 3-year-old fillies. Joel Politi's dark bay daughter of Alternation  won the Kentucky Oaks gate-to-wire on an uncontested lead and ran home to victory by 1 3/4 lengths before a runner-up effort behind Guarana in the grade 1 Acorn June 8 at Belmont. Saturday will mark a cut back in distance for Serengeti Empress, who has not raced at the Test's distance since a romping 13 1/2-length win in the Ellis Park Debutante last August.


Entries: Longines Test S. (G1)

Saratoga Race Course, Saturday, August 03, 2019, Race 8

  • Grade I
  • 7f
  • Dirt
  • $500,000
  • 3 yo Fillies
  • 5:06 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Serengeti Empress (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Jose L. Ortiz 123 Thomas M. Amoss 7/2
2 2Bellafina (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Flavien Prat 123 Simon Callaghan 2/1
3 3Covfefe (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Joel Rosario 119 Brad H. Cox 5/2
4 4Trenchtown Cat (KY) Irad Ortiz, Jr. 117 Rohan Crichton 12/1
5 5Royal Charlotte (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Javier Castellano 119 Chad C. Brown 3/1
6 6Please Flatter Me (PA) John R. Velazquez 117 Mark J. Reid 15/1
7 7Jeltrin (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Luis Saez 121 Alexis Delgado 20/1

5:35 p.m.—$500,000 West Virginia Derby (G3) at Mountaineer (TVG)

With three straight graded stakes wins to his credit, Allied Racing's Mr. Money stands out as the 6-5 favorite on the morning line in a 10-horse field for the West Virginia Derby. 


Entries: West Virginia Derby (G3)

Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort, Saturday, August 03, 2019, Race 8

  • Grade III
  • 1 1/8m
  • Dirt
  • $500,000
  • 3 yo
  • 5:35 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Chess Chief (VA) Miguel Mena 118 Dallas Stewart 20/1
2 2Grumps Little Tots (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Reylu Gutierrez 118 Jason Servis 10/1
3 3Conative (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Luis M. Quinones 118 Marat Kozhomzharov 50/1
4 4Plus Que Parfait (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Corey J. Lanerie 122 Brendan P. Walsh 7/2
5 5Cornstarch (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Charle Oliveros 118 Marat Kozhomzharov 30/1
6 6Fluminense (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Joe Bravo 118 Steven M. Asmussen 10/1
7 7Top Line Growth (MD) Julian Pimentel 118 Kelly Rubley 8/1
8 8Math Wizard (KY) Florent Geroux 118 Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. 5/1
9 9Mr. Money (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Gabriel Saez 120 W. Bret Calhoun 6/5
10 10Chilly in Charge (PA) Horacio Karamanos 118 Miguel Vera 15/1

 

5:46 p.m.—$1,000,000 Whitney Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course (NBCSN and TVG)

Grade 1 winners McKinzie, Thunder Snow, Vino Rosso, and Yoshida square off in the Whitney, the headliner on a card featuring five stakes races. McKinzie will look to give Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert his first Whitney win. Last out, in the grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap, McKinzie endured a troubled trip before rallying to finish second. Godolphin's Thunder Snow is the richest Thoroughbred in training with $16,511,476 in purse earnings. The multiple group 1 winner has captured the past two editions of the group 1 Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline and returns to New York in search of a first win in North America.


Entries: Whitney S. (G1)

Saratoga Race Course, Saturday, August 03, 2019, Race 9

  • Grade I
  • 1 1/8m
  • Dirt
  • $1,000,000
  • 3 yo's & up
  • 5:46 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Imperative (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Jose A. Bracho 118 Anthony T. Quartarolo 30/1
2 2Forewarned (OH)Keeneland Sales Graduate John Bisono 118 Uriah St. Lewis 30/1
3 3Monongahela (PA) Jose Lezcano 120 Jason Servis 12/1
4 4Thunder Snow (IRE) Christophe Soumillon 124 Saeed bin Suroor 3/1
5 5Vino Rosso (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate John R. Velazquez 124 Todd A. Pletcher 6/1
6 6McKinzie (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Mike E. Smith 124 Bob Baffert 7/5
7 7Yoshida (JPN) Joel Rosario 124 William I. Mott 10/1
8 8Preservationist (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Junior Alvarado 122 James A. Jerkens 3/1

7 p.m.—$200,000 Sorrento Stakes (G2) at Del Mar (TVG)

A field of six was entered for the Sorrento Stakes, a six-furlong sprint for 2-year-old fillies that is the major prep for the grade 1 Del Mar Debutante Aug. 31. Comical, a daughter of Into Mischief  trained by Doug O'Neill, won her debut May 26 at Santa Anita Park by six lengths then shipped to Saratoga for a score by a neck in the grade 3 Schuylerville Stakes in the mud July 11.


Entries: Sorrento S. (G2)

Del Mar, Saturday, August 03, 2019, Race 5

  • Grade II
  • 6f
  • Dirt
  • $200,000
  • 2 yo Fillies
  • 4:09 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Comical (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Julien R. Leparoux 123 Doug F. O'Neill 2/1
2 2Powerfulattraction (AR)Keeneland Sales Graduate Joseph Talamo 118 Peter Eurton 5/1
3 3Amalfi Sunrise (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Norberto Arroyo, Jr. 120 Simon Callaghan 8/5
4 4Shedaresthedevil (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Drayden Van Dyke 123 Simon Callaghan 3/1
5 5Princess Mo (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Geovanni Franco 118 Ruben Gomez 20/1
6 6Shanghai Keely (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Irving Orozco 118 Ari Herbertson 10/1

8:30 p.m.—$200,000 Yellow Ribbon Handicap (G2T) at Del Mar (TVG)

Vasilika, winner of a dozen races, including three grade 1 stakes since being claimed for $40,000 early last year, will seek to strengthen her bid for year-end national recognition when she carries highweight of 125 pounds Saturday against eight rivals in the Yellow Ribbon Handicap. 


Entries: Yellow Ribbon H. (G2T)

Del Mar, Saturday, August 03, 2019, Race 8

  • Grade IIT
  • 1 1/16m
  • Turf
  • $200,000
  • 3 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
  • 5:39 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Beau Recall (IRE)Keeneland Sales Graduate Drayden Van Dyke 121 Brad H. Cox 7/2
2 2Youngest Daughter (KY) Brice Blanc 117 Victoria H. Oliver 20/1
3 3Storm the Hill (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Rafael Bejarano 119 Philip D'Amato 5/1
4 4Vasilika (KY) Julien R. Leparoux 125 Jerry Hollendorfer 7/5
5 5Lemoona (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Mario Gutierrez 118 Richard Baltas 12/1
6 6Valedictorian (NJ) Carlos J. Hernandez 119 Kelly J. Breen 6/1
98 7Causeforcommotion (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate SCRATCHED 0 UNKNOWN -
7 8Toinette (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Ruben Fuentes 119 Neil D. Drysdale 6/1
8 9Elysea's World (IRE)Keeneland Sales Graduate Joseph Talamo 120 Richard Baltas 12/1