Whitney Invitational Handicap at Saratoga Race Course Results
Las Vegas, NV - The $750,000 Grade 1 Whitney Invitational Handicap was contested at Saratoga Race Course in New York in Saturday, August 3. GoldMark Farm's Cross Traffic pulled the mild surprise besting the field in wire-to-wire fashion as the 7-2 second choice. In turn Cross Traffic gained an automatic berth into the Breeders' Cup in November. Successful Dan finished a very nice second while runner up in the 2012 Breeders' Cup Mucho Macho Man was third. Ron the Greek finished fourth, 2012 Whitney champion and 6-5 favorite Fort Larned was fifth followed by Alpha, Csaba, and Fast Falcon.
Whitney Invitational Handicap Race Results & Payouts
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Cross Traffic | J. Velazquez | $9.10 | $5.40 | $4.40 |
| 1 | Successful Dan | J. Leparoux | $5.90 | $4.90 | |
| 2 | Mucho Macho Man | E. Prado | $5.20 |
Times In 100ths: :24.17 :47.28 1:10.24 1:34.80 1:47.89
Winning Trainer: Pletcher Todd | Owner: GoldMark Farm, LLC
Unplaced Horses Listed In Order Of Finish.
Also Ran: Ron The Greek, Fort Larned, Alpha, Csaba And Fast Falcon
$2 Exacta (4-1) Paid: $60.00, $2 Trifecta (4-1-2) Paid: $313.50, $2 Pick 3 (4-4-4) 3 Correct Paid: $433.50 Pick 3 Pool $193,899.00 , $2 Daily Double (4-4) Paid: $160.00 Daily Double Pool $200,342.00 , $2 Superfecta (4-1-2-5) Paid: $1,317.00
