WATCH: Whitney Draw at Saratoga Race Course
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Watch the Whitney Draw live from the Saratoga Race Course, slated to start at 11 a.m. The Whitney will be run on August 5 at the Saratoga Race Course.
According to NYRA, the Whitney was first run in 1928 and is named for the Whitney family. NYRA states that Whitney-owned horses have won every major race in the United States, including multiple wins at the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes.
Last year, "Life is Good" was the winner with a time of 1:48.97, with trainer Todd A. Pletcher, and jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr.