HorseCenter: Preview, picks for Saratoga's Whitney Stakes

By Matt Shifman/Brian Zipse
Photo: Eclipse Sportswire

This week on HorseCenter, co-hosts Brian Zipse and Matt Shifman dive into a big Saturday at Saratoga topped by the Whitney Stakes (G1), which features the Top 4 in current Breeders' Cup Classic rankings: McKinzie, Thunder Snow, Preservationist and Vino Rosso.

The 1 1/8-mile Whitney, set for 5:46 p.m. ET, carries with it a "Win and You're In" trip to the Nov. 2 Classic at Santa Anita, which from that above list each runner could still use.

The guys also look back at a multitude of important races from last weekend that include Tax winning the Jim Dandy (G2) after Tacitus' stumble; a record run from Imperial Hint; Shancelot's breakout in the Amsterdam; and of course, the great Enable extending her streak.

Good luck this weekend and, as always, thanks for watching the show.

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