A Dirty Sierra Leone Captures the Whitney

A dirty Sierra Leone captures the Whitney

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Being dirty never looked so good to Chad Brown.

It's Whitney Day at Saratoga Race Course

The $1 million Whitney Stakes is scheduled for 5:41 p.m. and features Fierceness, White Abarrio and Sierra Leone.

FROM OFF THE PACE: Ten vie in loaded Whitney

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Assuming everyone shows up, the field for Saturday’s Whitney Stakes (G1) could be the strongest and most compelling in recent memory. The 10 entrants include what are widely considered the four best older horses in training (Fierceness, Sierra Leone, Mindframe, and White Abarrio), plus a couple of wild cards in Skippylongstocking and Highland Falls. Grade 1 races won by the group include the 2024 Travers, 2023 Whitney, 2…

Sierra Leone Goes Last-to-First to Win Whitney, Deterministic Takes

Mirroring his winning performance in the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic last fall, Sierra Leone rallied from behind to defeat an all-star field in the $1 million Grade 1 Whitney Stakes Aug. 2 at Saratoga Race Course. Read More...

Sierra Leone VS Fierceness: The Whitney Showdown

Sierra Leone vs Fierceness: A Rivalry for the Ages in the Whitney Showdown The historic Saratoga Race Course, the fabled "Graveyard of Champions," prepares for another epic chapter today as the 2025 Whitney Stakes unfolds. An incredible showdown is on the horizon, with two of the sport's most electrifying four-year-olds, Fierceness and Sierra Leone, renewing their fierce rivalry. This is more than just a horse race; it's a battle for supremacy i…

Fierceness, Sierra Leone Renew Rivalry in Loaded Whitney

Before Sovereignty (Into Mischief) and Journalism (Curlin), there was Fierceness (City of Light) and Sierra Leone (Gun Runner). While we patiently wait for round three between the top two 3-year-olds in the country, last year's two standout sophomores and 'TDN Rising Stars' Fierceness and Sierra Leone will meet for the fifth time and first this year in Saturday's GI Whitney S. at Saratoga, a 'Win and You're In' for the GI Breeders' Cup Classic. …